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1. Samuel v Samuel - Succession to Te Urupiki Samuel (2025) 334 Waiariki MB 271 (334 WAR 271) [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...are nephews, and have been permitted, according to Reihana, to remain within the whānau out of a sense of hūmārie. [43] It strikes me that there is nothing hūmārie about the stance taken by Reihana during the hearing. In Reihana’s initial affidavit of 2016, he was clear that his sister Te Urupiki had “whāngai’d” the boys and that they were whāngai. However, by the time of the hearing, his position had changed to rejecting the assertion that Delarey and Rangiteaorere w...

2. NM & WM v CL & ES [2024] NZDT 896 (20 December 2024) [pdf, 295 KB]

   ...filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 working days if you have been granted an extension of time by a District Court Judge. To apply for an extension of time you must file an Interlocutory Application on Notice and a supporting affidavit, then serve it on the other parties. There is a fee for this application. District Court proceedings are more complex than Disputes Tribunal proceedings, and you may wish to seek legal advice. The District Court may, on determinat...

3. B Ltd v NK & KX [2025] NZDT 28 (27 January 2025) [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 working days if you have been granted an extension of time by a District Court Judge. To apply for an extension of time you must file an Interlocutory Application on Notice and a supporting affidavit, then serve it on the other parties. There is a fee for this application. District Court proceedings are more complex than Disputes Tribunal proceedings, and you may wish to seek legal advice. The District Court may, on determinat...

4. LCDT Annual Report 2024 [pdf, 477 KB]

   ...available promptly, even where a hearing is lengthy. Hearings vary in length from half a day to multiple days. Hearing time is kept to a minimum by the Tribunal’s practice of taking all evidence in chief “as read”, and directing that affidavits are filed well in advance of the hearing. This means that the hearing can proceed on the basis of cross-examination of witnesses, where required, questions from the Tribunal, and submissions from the parties. Page | 4 Un...

5. [2024] NZEnvC 269 CSI Property Limited v Selwyn District Council [pdf, 12 MB]

   ...amending the (now) Partially Operative District Plan (‘PODP’), as set out in Appendix 1. [6] In making this order the court has read and considered the appeal, the joint 3 memorandum of counsel in support of this consent order, and the affidavit of Elizabeth White dated 3 October 2024. Outcome [7] The court is making this order under s279(1) of the Act, such order being by consent, rather than representing a decision or determination on the merits pursuant to s297. The...

6. [2025] NZREADT 12 - CAC 2204 v Cooper & Cooper Co Real Estate Ltd (30 April 2025) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...Assessment Committee 1907 v Lindsay [2021] NZREADT 36 at [77]–[78]. 12 Citing Complaints Assessment Committee 2102 v He [2022] NZREADT 26 at [67]. 13 Real Estate Agents Act 2008, s 3(2)(c). 13 Accordingly, the Committee was required to prepare affidavit evidence as well as extensive opening and closing submissions. [57] Counsel for the licensees submit that costs should not be awarded. They reject the Committee’s assertion that their denial of liability necessitated a h...

7. ZM v BQ [2025] NZDT 85 (27 February 2025) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 working days if you have been granted an extension of time by a District Court Judge. To apply for an extension of time you must file an Interlocutory Application on Notice and a supporting affidavit, then serve it on the other parties. There is a fee for this application. District Court proceedings are more complex than Disputes Tribunal proceedings, and you may wish to seek legal advice. The District Court may, on determina...

8. U Ltd v M Ltd [2025] NZDT 63 (13 February 2025) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 working days if you have been granted an extension of time by a District Court Judge. To apply for an extension of time you must file an Interlocutory Application on Notice and a supporting affidavit, then serve it on the other parties. There is a fee for this application. District Court proceedings are more complex than Disputes Tribunal proceedings, and you may wish to seek legal advice. The District Court may, on determinat...

9. Auckland Standards Committee v Davidson [2012] NZLCDT 35 [pdf, 119 KB]

   ...Solicitor. We note that situation is distinguishable from the present case, in that the practitioner involved in that matter made improper use of his position as a Chairman for personal gain. That is not the situation here. Reputation [39] In an affidavit in reply the Standards Committee has annexed a number of media reports about the Bridgecorp collapse, which include Mr Davidson’s name. Some of these refer to him as a lawyer. [40] It is our unanimous view that media reports...

10. WN v ZM & Ors [2025] NZDT 128 (26 February 2025) [pdf, 269 KB]

    ...filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 working days if you have been granted an extension of time by a District Court Judge. To apply for an extension of time you must file an Interlocutory Application on Notice and a supporting affidavit, then serve it on the other parties. There is a fee for this application. District Court proceedings are more complex than Disputes Tribunal proceedings, and you may wish to seek legal advice. The District Court may, on determinat...