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1. Can I get family or civil legal aid?

   On this page: Legal aid for family disputes Legal aid for civil disputes Other factors considered for family and civil legal aid Assessing your income and assets Legal aid for family disputes Legal aid may be available for family disputes or problems that could go to court, including: disputes over relationship property, child support or maintenance, and care of children protection orders care and protection orders for children and young persons adoption paternity mental health (compulsory t...

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2. BD v BM Ltd [2023] NZDT 395 (23 August 2023) [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...family for their time costs due to the delays in the flight? 3. I do not find that the respondent is liable to pay the applicant and his family for their time costs due to the delays of the return flight. I say this because: a. Part 9A of the Civil Aviation Act 1990 (“CAA”) deals with international carriage by air. It states that the Montreal Convention, along with other conventions referred to, have force of law in New Zealand. The Montreal Convention appears at Schedule 6 of...

3. LE v T Ltd [2024] NZDT 456 (27 June 2024) [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...[2024] NZDT 456 APPLICANT LE RESPONDENT T Ltd The Tribunal orders: The claim by LE against T Ltd is struck out because the Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to hear and determine the claim. REASONS 1. The Applicant, LE, sought family mediation services through [The Centre] regarding a dispute with her ex-partner. The Centre provides mediation services for family disputes on behalf of the [Government Department] under the Family Dispute Resolution Act 2013 (“the FD...

4. Get legal aid

   Criminal legal aid Family or civil legal aid Legal Aid Lawyer Finder Legal aid is considered a loan. You may have to repay some or all of your legal aid, depending on how much you earn, what property you own and whether you receive any money or property as a result of your case. Legal aid may be available for people who need a lawyer but cannot afford one, and are: charged with a criminal offence involved in a family dispute that goes to court (such as care of children) involved in a civil matt...

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5. ER Ors v T Ltd [2023] NZDT 580 (15 November 2023) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...a promise between two or more parties that the law will enforce. The relevant contract in this case is the booking between the members of the R family and T Ltd. This booking is governed by the airline’s General Conditions of Carriage and the Civil Aviation Act 1990. 12. Under the law of contract, if a party suffers loss as a result of another party’s breach of contract, they may be entitled to claim compensation for any reasonably foreseeable losses resulting from the breach...

6. LS v CC [2024] NZDT 773 (18 December 2024) [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...sees fit. Enforcement of Tribunal Decisions If the Order or Agreed Settlement is not complied with, you can apply to the Collections Unit of the District Court to have the order enforced. Application forms and information about the different civil enforcement options are available on the Ministry of Justice’s civil debt page: http://www.justice.govt.nz/fines/about-civil-debt/collect-civil-debt For Civil Enforcement enquiries, please phone 0800 233 222. Help and Further Informa...

7. NN v EE [2024] NZDT 736 (14 October 2024) [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...sees fit. Enforcement of Tribunal Decisions If the Order or Agreed Settlement is not complied with, you can apply to the Collections Unit of the District Court to have the order enforced. Application forms and information about the different civil enforcement options are available on the Ministry of Justice’s civil debt page: http://www.justice.govt.nz/fines/about-civil-debt/collect-civil-debt For Civil Enforcement enquiries, please phone 0800 233 222. Help and Further Informa...

8. Summary of submissions and final decisions [pdf, 347 KB]

   Legal Aid Services Family and civil legal aid application form Submissions and final decisions November 2017 Foreword Thank you to everyone who engaged with the review on the combined family and civil legal aid application form, either through the Ministry of Justice website or via submissions to the New Zealand Law Society. Your contributions have helped us to depart from requiring multiple fo

9. NQ & TQ v WQ [2023] NZDT 360 (24 July 2023) [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...Barr? 4. This claim is not time barred for the reasons set out in my first order. 5. Nothing was advanced today that alters that conclusion. Was the 2005 advance of $13,609.00 a loan or a gift? 6. This was an advance extended between family members and I assess it according to that background factual matrix. The family’s practice appeared to include a failure to document the circumstances of the provision of funds between members of the family. If that had not been the fa...

10. NF v B Ltd [2025] NZDT 227 (17 July 2025) [pdf, 142 KB]

    ...include both express terms agreed between parties, such as those in the conditions of carriage, and also implied terms. Terms implied into a contract by law can include those under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (“the CGA”). For air travel, the Civil Aviation Act 1990 and the Montreal Convention 1999 may also apply. 6. The issues for me to resolve are: a) Did B Ltd act wrongly by declining to permit NF boarding? CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 4 b) Did B Ltd act wrongly by...