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1. People remanded on bail or at large and offending on bail or at large June 2019 [xlsx, 287 KB]

   ...serious for each remand type. For 'at large' in 2017/2018, half of people (49%) had a 'traffic and vehicle regulatory' offence (eg excess breath alcohol) as their most serious offence and 22% had an offence for 'dangerous or negligent act endangering persons' (eg careless driving). For 'bail', 25% of people in 2017/2018 had assault ('acts intended to cause injury') as their most serious offence; 16% had an 'offence against justice' (eg...

2. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Dangen [2019] NZLCDT 22 [pdf, 502 KB]

   ...Pyke for the Practitioner 2 RESERVED REASONS OF THE TRIBUNAL FOR PENALTY ORDERS MADE 6 AUGUST 2019 Introduction [1] This decision provides reasons for the penalty imposed on a practitioner who has admitted a single charge of negligence. The negligence, found to be so serious “as to tend to bring the profession into disrepute”1 was in connection with her conduct as a property manager and welfare guardian for an elderly woman suffering from dementia.2 [2]...

3. LA v KD [2023] NZDT 260 (8 June 2023) [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...Are the costs claimed proved? Did KD’s driving cause the collision? 3. On the evidence available I am unable to make a finding that KD’s driving caused the collision and so the claim is dismissed. 4. The law that applies is the law of negligence. Drivers must take reasonable care in operating their vehicle and are responsible for any reasonably foreseeable damage suffered as a result of a failure to do so. 5. The duty to take reasonable care includes a duty to follow the...

4. BW v TC [2024] NZDT 511 (31 July 2024) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...care by passing BW in an intersection? (b) If so, what reasonably foreseeable loss can BW show he has incurred that his insurer is entitled to be compensated for? Did TC breach his duty of care by passing BW in an intersection? 4. The law of negligence imposes a duty on all road users to operate their vehicle so that they do not cause damage to others. The Road User Rules provide for the standard of care required of a reasonable driver. The Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004,...

5. QM v DH [2024] NZDT 497 (11 June 2024) [pdf, 176 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 3 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 497 APPLICANT QM RESPONDENT DH The Tribunal orders: DH is to pay $2886.50 to QM on or before 9 July 2024. Reasons 1. QM and DH were involved in a vehicle collision on [Street] in February 2024 at around 6.40pm in the evening. They were travelling in the same direction, with QM in the left lane and DH in the right lane in a queue o...

6. IM v KE [2024] NZDT 301 (8 May 2024) [pdf, 183 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 3 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 301 APPLICANT IM RESPONDENT KE APPLICANT'S INSURER (if applicable) G Ltd The Tribunal orders: KE is to pay $250.00 to IM on or before 31 May 2024. REASONS Brief Details of Claim 1. On or about 14 December 2023, IM drove into the carpark of [café]. IM says as she pulled up, a large dog started jumping up at her

7. AAQ Ltd v ZZJ, ZZK and ZZL [2013] NZDT 13 (16 April 2010) [pdf, 84 KB]

   ...litres of diesel from ZZJ Ltd [a petrol station] (owned by ZZL Ltd [a petrol supplier]). Within a few kilometres of leaving the petrol station, the Landcruiser’s engine failed due to a fundamental breakdown in the fuel injection system in the vehicle. [2] AAQ Ltd has brought a claim against ZZL Ltd and ZZJ Ltd for the cost of repairs to the engine, being $12,251.80. AAQ Ltd believes that the engine was damaged by contaminated fuel purchased at ZZJ Ltd immediately prior to the...

8. E12 John Mckensey - Lighting - EIC - Applicant [pdf, 4.6 MB]

   ...Syndicate bases, will result in the need for additional fixed lighting – referenced as Business as Usual (BAU) Lighting. This is proposed to be similar in nature to the existing lighting, well controlled and in my opinion will therefore result in negligible effects. Construction Lighting 3.2 The proposed Construction Lighting will be well controlled using the equipment and disposition expressed in the CLMP. I have been involved in the preparation of the 0762 4 CLMP. While...

9. Recommendations recap - issue 9 [pdf, 865 KB]

   ...This edition of Recommendations Recap features 54 recent coronial cases where recommendations have been made. These final findings were released by a coroner between 01/01/2015 and 30/06/2015. This issue features a case study report on motor vehicle deaths related to overseas drivers. The report contains the key statistics relating to these deaths, an outline of the issues involved and the legal framework surrounding overseas drivers. It also provides a summary of recommendations...

10. Auckland Standards Committee v Slack [2012] NZLCDT 40 [pdf, 162 KB]

    ...Auckland Standards Committee No 2. The charges both related to undertakings Mr Slack had given in 2005 and 2006. [2] Each of the charges alleged (in the alternative): professional misconduct; conduct unbecoming a barrister or solicitor; and, negligence or incompetence of such a degree as to bring the profession into disrepute. [3] At the hearing counsel for the Standards Committee advised that Mr Slack had acknowledged that his conduct was negligent or incompetent and that...