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1. TD v MT [2024] NZDT 173 (10 April 2024) [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...suggested that MT find alternative accommodation. 22. MT filed some documentation prior to the hearing in this matter. At no stage in the documents filed did he dispute that it was agreed that he would pay $280.00 per week rent. Much of the information submitted by MT was in relation to other incidents which were the subject of a CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 3 of 4 complaint by him to the Police. TD told the Tribunal that the Police had spoken to him about those matters and no furt...

2. QG v BE [2024] NZDT 96 (13 February 2024) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...before the six-year mark and so the limitation defence is not available to BE. 15. For the above reasons BE is to pay $2,850.00 to QG before 13 March 2024. Referee: L Thompson Date: 13 February 2024 Page 3 of 3 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a...

3. EN v B Ltd [2022] NZDT 286 (17 March 2022) [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...am satisfied that B Ltd did not carry out its service with reasonable care and skill. It seems to me that the method of how bags are handled for a passenger with an onward flight on an airline with which B Ltd does not have an alliance is basic information that ought to be known to an B Ltd staff person accepting a customer’s bags. That is because it stands to reason there must be numbers of people every day flying with B Ltd intending to catch an international flight with a non-alliance...

4. M v U [2019] NZDT 1309 (21 August 2019) [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...proceeding on the basis of the notice with half the cost recoverable). 9. I find that Mr M failed to comply with these requirements. Mr M sent a letter to Ms U dated 23 October 2018 about his intentions, but that letter did not contain the information required by s10. The letter failed to note that Mr M intended to switch the posts and rails to Ms U’s side of the fence, does not estimate the cost and does not specify the consequences of not responding. 10. As Mr M did not compl...

5. LE v ON [2021] NZDT 1691 (20 December 2021) [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...of the multiple versions of events) that the couple simply kept it for themselves, which has caused quite some bad blood between the parties. 12. This led to the involvement of a police officer and in an email to LE, he wrote “based on the information you have received and my conversation with your neighbours, in short the female party has obviously accepted the courier package, however after discovering it wasn’t meant for them, the female’s partner has come home and been inform...

6. EQ v F Ltd [2023] NZDT 175 (27 June 2023) [pdf, 149 KB]

   ...because he has had two problems with it in the first 18 months. The belt stopped going around in June 2022 and F Ltd did fix the problem. About one month later it would not go up and down properly. EQ says that he filled out an online service request form, but has not has a response, so F Ltd has not carried out a repair. EQ said the repair technician for the first fault told him the repair would not be covered under warranty because regular maintenance was not followed, therefore voiding...

7. YM v F Ltd [2024] NZDT 64 (20 February 2024) [pdf, 223 KB]

   ...provided hourly rates and gave an estimate of costs for the work of between $6000-$10,000.00. YM paid a deposit of $3000.00 as per the agreement. 3. YM’s solicitor sent around 130 files to F Ltd (NP says they totalled about 2000 pages of financial information) and work proceeded. F Ltd invoiced on a monthly basis so sent the first invoice, for $4976.68 (after discount), to YM on 21 February 2022. YM was shocked by the cost, so terminated the work on 25 February. On 22 February she...

8. IH v DD Ltd [2021] NZDT 1624 (12 July 2021) [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...Council letter noted that the downstairs area could not be rented separately. It also seemed to presume that the work had been done in the 1950s when consent was not needed. I am satisfied on the basis of evidence IH produced from the Council and a former owner that the work was in fact done sometime after 1997. 9. When DD Ltd re-advertised the property on Trade Me in November 2020, in order to get a back-up contract due to IH’s difficulties obtaining finance, it stated “The downstair...

9. I Ltd v V Ltd [2024] NZDT 97 (18 January 2024) [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...V Ltd was responsible for choosing the photographs for the website. (c) V Ltd knew that since the photograph on the website had been taken, OB had a large [animal] tattooed onto her arm. The tattoo was done approximately two years prior and the information about the tattoo was contained in OB’s details in V Ltd’s folder on OB. (d) I am satisfied that a photograph showing bare skin on arms without a tattoo is likely to lead a potential client into believing the model has no tattoos...

10. NQ v TN & P Ltd [2023] NZDT 278 (1 August 2023) [pdf, 233 KB]

    ...of the agreement; and how the consumer may cancel the agreement. 9. [NQ and husband] were not provided with a quote. An invoice was sent to them after works commenced, after the first payment had been made. The invoice did not contain any information about their rights to cancel the contract at any time, nor were they advised orally of their rights. 10. NN, director of P Ltd, and TN, salesperson, attended the first hearing on 28 April 2023. They stated [NQ and husband] were advi...