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1. ND v EN [2022] NZDT 263 (13 December 2022) [pdf, 149 KB]

   ...It has been made by or on behalf of the vendor (the other party to the contract); and c. The misrepresentation was made to the buyer; and d. The misrepresentation induced the buyer to enter into the contract. 7. A misrepresentation is a false statement of past or present fact. In general, this excludes statements of opinion except to the extent that they imply past or present fact, puffs or statements of future intention. Also context is everything. “Whether there has been a misrepr...

2. IC v QX LCRO 243 / 2010 (17 August 2011) [pdf, 85 KB]

   ...the plaintiff as regards payment of the debt. The defendant instructed the Respondent to forward a cheque to the Applicant for the amount stated in the claim as representing the debt, to be offered in full and final satisfaction of the amount claimed. The 2 Respondent followed his client’s instructions, and sent a letter and payment to the Applicant accordingly. [6] The Respondent’s client also asked him to forward a copy of this letter to the plaintiff. The Respond...

3. NT v Parker [2019] NZIACDT 62 (4 September 2019) [pdf, 289 KB]

   ...town. She contacted Swiftvisa to assist her to obtain residence. [6] On 5 February 2017, there was an exchange of Chinese language messages between the complainant and Ms Cheng by messaging app, WeChat. Ms Cheng advised the complainant she could claim 130 points by herself and then explained how she could claim other points. [7] On 13 February 2017, the complainant signed terms of engagement with Swiftvisa. The scope of the services set out was to prepare and file applications f...

4. [2021] NZEmpC 31 A Labour Inspector v Prisha’s Hospitality (2017) Ltd T/A Cambridge Indian Restaurant [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...and his wife, Mrs Sharma, the third defendant, is a shareholder. Together, they ran and managed Royal Cambridge and continue to run and manage Roquette. Royal Cambridge closed in December 2018 after a fire. [4] The Labour Inspector claims the former employees were not paid minimum entitlements under the Minimum Wage Act 1983 or under the Holidays Act 2003. She says further that some of the former employees had deductions from their wages or were required to pay premiu...

5. Slinger v Zhou [2015] NZIACDT 38 (15 April 2015) [pdf, 242 KB]

   ...[18] The complainant replied to Ms Zhou’s Statement of Reply (in the form of his own statement of reply) and said the documents filed with the Statement of Complaint showed how Ms Zhou and Mr Martin were operating the Practice. He said Ms Zhou’s claims in her Statement of Reply were untrue. Further, Ms Zhou lodged the application under the wrong category and her unprofessional conduct caused financial and emotional suffering. 6 The Registrar’s position [19] The Regist...

6. BB v NL [2025] NZDT 102 (22 May 2025) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...and what were the reasonable losses resulting from the collision? What was the position of each car on the road when the impact occurred, and is NL’s liability proven? 7. NL disputes that she crossed fully onto BB’s side of the road. Her statement to police, which she says was given at the scene of the collision, is recorded in the traffic crash report as “We Page 2 of 3 were going about 50-60kph and were going around the corner. We were close to the white line...

7. Waitangi Tribunal - The claims process of the Waitangi Tribunal [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...Court of New Zealand and a former registrar of the Waitangi Tribunal. He maintains an involvement in Tribunal matters as a lawyer in private practice. 0 5 25 75 95 100 0 5 25 75 95 100 0 5 25 75 95 100 0 5 25 75 95 100 The Claims Process of the Waitangi Tribunal : Information for Claimants by Geoffrey Melvin A Waitangi Tribunal Publication 0 5 25 75 95 100 0 5 25 75 95 100 0 5 25 75 95 100 0 5 25 75 95 100 The Claims Process of the Wa...

8. Wellington Standards Committee v Laglolago [2015] NZLCDT 25 [pdf, 325 KB]

   ...the subject of somewhat divergent decisions of the High Court. The relevant sections discussed are s 239 of the LCA and s 50 of the Evidence Act: 239 Evidence (1) Subject to section 236, the Disciplinary Tribunal may receive as evidence any statement, document, information, or matter that may, in its opinion, assist it to deal effectively with the matters before it, whether or not that statement, document, information, or matter would be admissible in a court of law. (2) The Disc...

9. Ministry of Justice Annual Report 2020-21 [pdf, 6.4 MB]

   E.64 AR (2021)E.64 AR (2021) Including the Te Arawhiti Annual Report The Office for Māori Crown Relations Te Tāhū o te Ture Annual Report Ministry of Justice 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 And Ministers’ reports on Non-Departmental Appropriations: Minister of Justice (Vote Justice), Minister for Courts (Vote Courts) and Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations (Vote Treaty Negotiations) In accordance with the Public Finance Act 1989, this Annual Report presents: Te Tāhū o te

10. Establishment of Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal (2) [pdf, 402 KB]

    ...Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal (“the Tribunal”), for your review, and, if you agree, for Ministerial, coalition and support party consultation; 1.2. seeks your direction on three aspects of the new Tribunal; 1.3. attaches a Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) for your information; and 1.4. indicates timeframes for lodging the Cabinet paper and RIS for consideration by the Cabinet Social Wellbeing Committee on Wednesday 21 February. Executive Summary 2. You have indicated th...