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1. BX v DD [2022] NZDT 42 (23 May 2022) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...was the offer that DD made to BX? (b) Did BX accept the offer within a reasonable time? (c) If so, is BX entitled to the costs of the new toilet seat and the cost to install it? What was the offer that DD made to BX? 3. A contract is formed when parties exchange promises that they intend to be legally bound by. BX agreed DD pointed out the crack in the ensuite toilet seat. He said that she told him she would replace it, but did not say exactly what she would pay for. He t...

2. DB Ltd v UC [2024] NZDT 449 (7 May 2024) [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...email account which she was entitled to use for school purposes, and she held a position of responsibility for organising the trip to [town]. Was a booking for accommodation made? 8. This is just another way to ask whether a contract was formed between the Motel and UC for accommodation on the nights of 6 and 7 October 2023. I find that there was for the following reasons: a. There were discussions about possible accommodation on 27 November 2022, including discussions abou...

3. CN v B Ltd & ors [2024] NZDT 471 (31 May 2024) [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...‘signed’ acknowledgement from the customer to this effect. Allowing for the modern realities as to the manner in which contracts are entered into, I consider a ‘signed’ acknowledgement could be electronic, by way of completion of an on- line booking form. 10) The applicant says the relative booking was made by phone, and followed up with texts. The respondent says that its booking form (with its standard terms and conditions attached) was completed and it has submitted document...

4. UC v O Ltd [2024] NZDT 76 (18 February 2024) [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...the two vacuum cleaners (VCs) he returned had been returned by two people who had originally purchased them with full refunds provided. UC said there was no evidence that the serial numbers written by O Ltd’s staff on the Customer Refund Request forms for these two customers matched the two VCs he had returned. b. However, I prefer the evidence from O Ltd, supported in documents, that when the VCs were returned by the original purchasers the serial numbers were included in the reca...

5. LQ v Q Ltd [2024] NZDT 648 (25 October 2024) [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...initial fee? b) Is LQ liable to pay the extra charges? Is LQ liable to pay the initial fee? 4. Q Ltd submitted that LQ had accepted the terms on its sign and website by conduct when he entered the carpark, and that a unilateral contract had been formed. This makes no sense. A unilateral contract (a promise in exchange for an act) would only be formed if Q Ltd promised something in return for LQ parking there, such as “Park here and we’ll give you a free ice cream”. A unilateral...

6. Legal aid consultation paper: new family legal support - September 2013 [pdf, 457 KB]

   ...14 Proposed Family Legal Support Fee Schedule: 15 4 Introduction The Family Court Reform Bill has been passed into legislation and the new Family Justice System is planned to begin from March 2014. As part of implementing the reforms, the Secretary for Justice intends to establish a new specified legal service to assist eligible people with their care of children and guardianship issues. This service will provide up to four hours of legal support for people who meet t...

7. Family legal aid response to consultation [pdf, 565 KB]

   ...Limits to service and managing client expectations 15 Delivering the service 15 Consultation Acknowledgement 16 Appendix: Revised fixed fee schedule 17 4 Introduction The review of the Family Court resulted in a number of reforms aimed at creating an accessible family justice service that is responsive to children and vulnerable people, efficient and effective. The intent is to resolve family issues without court intervention where appropriate. The legislative fra...

8. Hipango v Peehi - Atihau-Whanganui Incorporation (2008) 221 Aotea MB 152 (221 AOT 152) [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...Applicant's submissions Respondent's submissions The Law Discussion Shareholder meetings Organisational failures with shareholder meetings Failure to invite shareholders to meetings Proxies Proxies witnessed by Tui Teka Dating of proxy forms Proxy forms dated 29 and 30 November Cancellation and replacement of proxies Proxies of Mark Gray Proxies exercised by the secretary Access to proxies by the chairperson Effect of shareholder meetings on 2006 election...

9. NZCVS Methodology Report Cycle 1 (2018) [pdf, 5 MB]

   ...incorporating address files 22 3. Questionnaire, incident selection and automated offence coding 23 Introduction 23 Mode of interviewing 23 The questionnaire 25 Selection of incidents 27 Selection of incident scenarios 27 Individual and cluster victim forms 28 Offence codes 28 Victim definition 28 In-scope NZCVS offences 28 Automated offence coding 30 Data linking 31 4. Questionnaire development and testing 32 Overview 32 Stakeholder consultation 32 Questionnaire design 33 Co...

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

    ...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: She will need to sign the Authority and Instruction form and tax statements. But that cannot be done before 27 December because Authority and Instruction form can only be generated after dealing is created, which is not usually done until close to settlement day. If she is not able to come b...