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1. N Ltd v BS & TS [2023] NZDT 164 (9 May 2023) [pdf, 183 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 4 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2023] NZDT 164 APPLICANT N Ltd RESPONDENT BS and TS The Tribunal orders: BS and TS are to pay N Ltd $15,182.00 by 23 May 2023. Reasons: 1. In September 2022, N Ltd did roofing work for BS and TS. N Ltd wants to be paid its invoice for $25,995.75. 2. BS and TS say the amount invoiced is excessive. They have obtained a report from a...

2. SK v UW [2024] NZDT 607 (13 September 2024) [pdf, 205 KB]

   Page 1 of 4 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 607 APPLICANT SK RESPONDENT UW (T/A NQB) The Tribunal orders: UW is to pay the sum of $20.00 to SK on or before Friday, 4 October 2024. The balance of the claim is dismissed. REASONS 1. The Applicant, SK, had her two children enrolled in riding lessons at the riding school operated by the Respondent, UW. The riding school trades under the nam...

3. ACB v ZYC and ZYB [2010] NZDT 77 (9 November 2010) [pdf, 79 KB]

   IN THE DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2010] NZDT 77 BETWEEN ACB APPLICANT AND ZYC FIRST RESPONDENT ZYB SECOND RESPONDENT Date of Order: 9 November 2010 Referee: Referee C Smith ORDER OF THE DISPUTES TRIBUNAL The Tribunal hereby orders that the Respondents pay the Applicant the sum of $2,534.37 directly within 21 days of today’s date. The counterclaim is dismissed due to failure of proof. Facts [1] The material facts ar...

4. Van Wey Lovatt v Accident Compensation Corporation (Code of Claimant's Rights) [2024] NZACC 020 [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...ACC Claimants’ Rights - s 40; Appeals process - s 149(3); Decision – s 6(1), Accident Compensation Act 2001 (“the Act”)] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 15 June 2023. The Reviewer dismissed an application for review on the basis of lack of jurisdiction, finding that the Corporation’s letter of 18 November 2022 was not a reviewable decision under the Act. Background [2] From December 2019, Dr Van Wey Lovatt was diagnosed with...

5. Karena v Te Koau A Trust - Te Koau A (2017) 61 Takitimu MB 25 (61 TKT 25) [pdf, 372 KB]

   ...IN THE MĀORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND TAKITIMU DISTRICT A20170004218 UNDER Section 43 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF TE KOAU A WERO KARENA Applicant TE KOAU A TRUST Respondent Hearing: On the papers Judgment: 19 July 2017 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE L R HARVEY Solicitors: G W Calver 305 Ma...

6. O Ltd v Z Ltd [2024] NZDT 859 (2 October 2024) [pdf, 154 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 7 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 859 APPLICANT O Ltd RESPONDENT Z Ltd The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Background 1. Z Ltd (AZ) operates a chicken farm in [Town]. 2. The dispute is about a flock of end-of-lay hens that O Ltd (KI) purchased from Z Ltd in November 2023. 3. The flock of approximately 3,000 hens was in Shed 6 of the farm. Each sh...

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8. Wilson v Welch [pdf, 53 KB]

   IN THE WEATHERTIGHT HOMES TRIBUNAL Claim No: 04734 UNDER the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2002 IN THE MATTER of an Adjudication BETWEEN NEVILLE WILLIAM WILSON and PAUL CECIL WASHER as TRUSTEES for THE NEVILLE WILSON FAMILY TRUST Claimant AND PAUL WELCH and SUZANNE WELCH First Respondents AND ROBIN BAILLIE (Removed) Second Respondent AND GRANT KNOWLES Third Respondent AND GIANNI MARCHESAN Fourth Respondent AND GRAEME JOHNSON (N...

9. [2024] NZEmpC 135 Chantama v McKerchar Lamb Limited and other(s) [pdf, 198 KB]

   ...first defendant and in person for the second defendant Judgment: 29 July 2024 COSTS JUDGMENT OF JUDGE M S KING Background [1] The first defendant has applied for costs following the discontinuance of the plaintiff’s claim in this Court. Despite the discontinuance, costs remain outstanding, and efforts to resolve the issue between the parties have been unsuccessful. [2] On 12 July 2023 the Court granted the plaintiff’s application for leave to fi...

10. BORA-advice-Contracts-of-Insurance-Bill-PUBLISHED.pdf [pdf, 250 KB]

    ...minimising costs and impacts on insurers’ willingness to provide insurance in New Zealand. 6. The Bill consolidates statutes and key aspects of the common law relating to insurance which are currently fragmented across 6 different Acts. It: a. reforms the law relating to the disclosure of information by policyholders to insurers before an insurance contract is entered into or varied, b. modifies the law relating to the duty of utmost good faith that all insurance contracts are ba...