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1. Bridson v Griffin [pdf, 29 KB]

   ...Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2002 (the Act) had been met. 1.4 As to the third respondent there was opposition to his being struck out as a party because the second respondent through counsel indicated that a cross-claim under the Law Reform Act would be made against him by the second respondent. Mr Fisken remained as a party to the adjudication at that point and he remained at the hearing. 1.5 I was then advised that there were settlement discussions between th...

2. Mahanga v Sade - Horahora 1A1 (2017) 148 Taitokerau MB 237 (148 TTK 237) [pdf, 140 KB]

   ...Māori Land Court Rules 2011 (“the Rules”) states: 6.20 Discovery (1) On the application of any party to a proceeding, the Court may order any other party to the proceeding to give discovery of the documents, whether in hard-copy or electronic form, that are or have been in that other party's possession or power and that are relevant to any matter in question in the proceeding. (2) The order must be in form 6 and signed by the Registrar. (3) The order must be served by...

3. ED Ltd v TQ Ltd [2023] NZDT 312 (27 July 2023) [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...they contacted TQ Ltd and were advised that, due to price inflation over the long period of delay and changes in availability of materials, the pricing of the job would increase to $34,949.40+GST. ED Ltd was of the view that TQ Ltd was obliged to perform the contract at the quoted price and gave TQ Ltd an opportunity to proceed on that basis. 3. TQ Ltd declined to proceed and ED Ltd proposed repayment of its deposit plus a sum for damages summarised as being equivalent to 10% interest p...

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

   ...considered the available evidence and information, and having heard from the parties, I find that LE’s claim is not within the Tribunal’s jurisdiction. I make this finding for the following reasons: (a) I am satisfied that there was no contract formed between LE and T Ltd, and the law of quasi- contract does not apply. In this regard, I note that LE did not select T Ltd’s services or pay for the services, rather, T Ltd was allocated to provide the services by the Centre and provid...

5. BN v N Ltd [2024] NZDT 633 (12 September 2024) [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...state that 4 weeks’ notice of termination of a locum agreement is standard industry practice. 4. NQ says that locum agreements can vary and that he considers one week’s notice to be sufficient particularly given that the contract had only been formed the day before. In fact, 6 days’ notice was provided, given the repudiation occurred at 7.21pm on the Tuesday night and BN was to work the following Tuesday. 5. I find that because a binding contract was formed a week prior to...

6. How to respond to a Property Application

   ...will outline what documents you need to file and, when you need to file them by. The documents referred to in the ‘Notice to Respondent’ are: Notice of Defence –  Notice of defence - G12 [PDF, 58 KB] Affidavit – General affidavit form [PDF, 38 KB] Affidavit of Assets and Liabilities – PR1 Affidavit of assets and liabilities [PDF, 141 KB] (NOTE: When you print the forms it’s important to print them single sided.) If you don’t want to be involved If you don’t want t...

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7. Applying for a Harmful Digital Communications order

   ...apply for a takedown order about material relating to suicide, if publication is prohibited by the Coroners Act. Making an application to the court Any of the following can apply to the court if they have or know somebody who has been affected by some form of harassment or threats that has caused serious emotional distress; The affected individual themselves The parent or guardian of that individual The Police, or A professional leader of a registered school or delegate. If it’s on behalf of...

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8. International Human Rights Law and Declarations

   ...a profound influence on the development of international human rights law. Together with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (and its Optional Protocols) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, it forms the International Bill of Human Rights. Universal Periodic Review The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a process in which the human rights situation in all Member States of the United Nations is reviewed by the Human Rights Council once ever...

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9. Civil

   ...cases can include disputes over business contracts or debts, or disputes between neighbours, or debt recovery. Court process Most cases start when a statement of claim is filed. Find out more about the process for cases brought to the civil court. Forms & fees The forms and fees required for civil cases. Disputes with someone in Australia New Zealand and Australia have an agreement to help make resolving civil disputes simpler, cheaper and more efficient when one party lives in the ot...

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10. Seize the debtor's property

    On this page: How to apply for a warrant to seize property Asking the bailiff to seize specific property After you file the application If the bailiff seizes property If the bailiff cannot find the debtor If the bailiff cannot find the debtor’s property A warrant to seize property enables a bailiff to take property that belongs to the debtor and sell it to pay the debt. You give us an address and we send a bailiff to seize the debtor’s property at that address. It is important you provide

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