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1. Granting aid for Waitangi Tribunal matters policy [pdf, 851 KB]

   ...Services for Proceedings before Waitangi Tribunal4 Settlement negotiations and associated activities 5 Other Court proceedings 5 Non-Tribunal Activities 5 Direct Funding of claimants 6 Watching Briefs and Goodwill/Relationship Maintenance 6 Applications for and grants of legal aid 6 General 6 Eligibility 6 Requirements for Applications for Legal Aid 8 Process of making an application for legal aid 9 Conditions on grants of Legal Aid 10 Inquiry Specific Issues affecting A...

2. GE v G Ltd [2024] NZDT 672 (19 August 2024) [pdf, 114 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 3 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 672 APPLICANT GE RESPONDENT G Ltd The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons: 1. In November 2019, at the request of GE’s insurer, [Plumbing Company] cut open her bathroom wall to investigate a leak, and concluded that it was not coming from the pipes in the wall. The insurer arranged for [Building Company] to repair the cut...

3. HD v NN [2023] NZDT 331 (3 August 2023) [pdf, 217 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 4 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2023] NZDT 331 APPLICANT HD RESPONDENT NN The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons: 1. HD and NN were neighbours until recently. HD says that NN has caused damage to his property and made an application for a restraining order against him which required him to incur legal fees. HD seeks an order that NN is lia...

4. ABC Trust v G Ltd [2021] NZDT 1307 (16 April 2021) [pdf, 247 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 6 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2021] NZDT 1307 APPLICANT BK APPLICANT LK APPLICANT U Ltd RESPONDENT G Ltd The Tribunal orders: The claim is struck out. Reasons: 1. BK, LK and U Ltd as trustees of the ABC Trust (Trustees) entered an agreement with G Ltd to manage the harvesting of trees on their land (Management Agreement). The Trustees...

5. [2025] NZEmpC 12 Haven Falls Funeral Home Limited v Tepania [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2025] NZEmpC 12 EMPC 408/2023 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for costs BETWEEN HAVEN FALLS FUNERAL HOME LIMITED Plaintiff AND KIM TEPANIA Defendant Hearing: On the papers Appearances: J Duckworth, counsel for plaintiff A Kersjes, advocate fo...

6. DQ Ltd v L Ltd [2024] NZDT 217 (5 March 2024) [pdf, 97 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 3 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 217 APPLICANT DQ Ltd RESPONDENT L Ltd The Tribunal orders: 1. L Ltd to pay DQ Ltd $5000.00 by the 5 April 2024. 2. L Ltd’s counterclaim is dismissed. Reasons. 1. DQ Ltd laid waste water and storm water pipes for L Ltd at L Ltd’s building development site in [location] in September/ October 2020 in accordance with a...

7. Dowling v Jacobsen Creative Surfaces Ltd [pdf, 18 KB]

   CLAIM NO: TRI-2007-100-000042 UNDER the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006 IN THE MATTER of an adjudication BETWEEN PETER BRIAN DOWLING and ALESSANDRA ZECCHINI Claimants AND JACOBSEN CREATIVE SURFACES LTD First Respondent AND MAPEI NEW ZEALAND LTD Second Respondent AND NEIL ROLFE TRADING AS CREATIVE FLOORING Third Respondent (Now Removed) AND DARRELL COX and MICHAEL FERRIS TRADING AS CREATIVE BUILDING Fourth Resp...

8. LCRO 29/2023 CP v SW and KM (19 December 2023) [pdf, 245 KB]

   ...required legal advice, he would need to pay for it at the firm’s hourly rates. [11] The first respondent then gave brief advice about satisfaction of a due diligence condition, various other conditions in the contract and variations the vendor had requested. He then proceeded to answer the applicant’s specific questions, some of which related to the first transaction and some to the second. [12] Of relevance to the complaint, the first respondent’s final answer was as follows:...

9. BE & SI v CB [2021] NZDT 1713 (17 December 2021) [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...September 2021 that CB would take back the 12-foot caravan and refund $1800.00 to BE and SI. 7. CB states that there is no evidence to prove this as there is nothing in writing. However, text exchanges after he took the caravan away from the applicants’ property appear to refer back to an earlier verbal agreement for a refund of the purchase price. On 16 September at 9.47pm, 8 days after CB had removed the caravan from her property, BE texted (amidst a very long text exchange follo...

10. C Ltd v TI [2023] NZDT 202 (27 April 2023) [pdf, 118 KB]

    CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 5 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIC LtdNAL District Court [2023] NZDT 202 APPLICANT C Ltd RESPONDENT TI The Tribunal orders, on the claim and counter-claim: C Ltd is to pay $4509.73 to TI on or before 25 May 2023; and The claim is dismissed and the balance of the counter-claim is dismissed. Reasons 1. TI engaged C Ltd to supply fabric and other materials, and to re-upholster...