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1. Expression-of-interest-District-Court-Judge-2024 [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...Mob________________________________ Email ______________________________________________________ Do not supply any contact details that you do not wish to have used. Date of birth _______________________________________ Day Month Year The following information is gathered for statistical purposes. Are you Male Female Are you a New Zealand Citizen? Yes No If not, please specify your citizenship: _____________________________________________________ Ethnicity:...

2. QQ v IK & YM [2023] NZDT 357 (22 June 2023) [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...repairs. Even if QQ had proven that a misrepresentation occurred, his proof of quantum is virtually non-existent, and any order made would have reflected this. Referee: J P Smith Date: 22 June 2023 Page 4 of 4 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...

3. WH v SS Ltd [2019] NZDT 1459 (26 March 2019) [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...to relieve the innkeeper from all responsibility. 14. I have not been satisfied that this defence applies. WH’s room was able to be accessed by hotel housekeeping staff during her stay. I was told that a cleaning service would have been performed on two occasions during WH’s stay and then a final clean and service after WH departed the hotel. 15. WH did not inform hotel staff not to enter the room. She did not assume exclusive use of the room so as to show an intention to r...

4. I Ltd v D Ltd [2023] NZDT 71 (10 February 2023) [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...mechanic reinstalled the old pump and found the gearbox to be leaking from the input shaft. 5. I Ltd inspected and discovered the pump was not bi-rotational and was not suitable for CI’s truck. I Ltd claims that KN gave misleading and incorrect information about the pump, that I Ltd relied on that information, and the CI truck was damaged as a result. I Ltd claims under the provisions of the Fair Trading Act. 6. I Ltd has paid $5,143.431 to L Ltd to remedy the damage, and supplied...

5. FQ & TZ v QM [2022] NZDT 77 (8 February 2022) [pdf, 105 KB]

   ...2020, FQ and TZ booked the services of QM as a photographer for their wedding, which was originally scheduled for November 2021. They paid a 20% deposit of $599.00, $2999.00 being the full contract price. 2. In April 2021, they contacted QM to inform him that the wedding had been postponed to December 2022 due to Covid-19-related travel restrictions preventing overseas guests from attending on the original date. 3. QM confirmed and booked in the new date. Later, in October 2021, fo...

6. MT v BX [2024] NZDT 85 (16 January 2024) [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...numerous requirements that the lender must comply with, including disclosure to the borrower of specified matters, and a failure to comply renders the loan contract unenforceable. 6. At first glance it appears that the loan is made on some kind of a formal or commercial basis. The charging of a fee described as “convenience and rapid service fee” makes that plain, because CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 3 one might ask, why is that fee being charged if it is a one-off l...

7. KG v SQ & vehicle testing company [2022] NZDT 125 (4 August 2022) [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...are jointly and severally liable to compensate [Applicant’s insurer] for the full cost of repairs. Referee: J P Smith Date: 4 August 2022 Page 4 of 4 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 r...

8. Legal aid for protection orders [pdf, 552 KB]

   ...affected by domestic violence, you can apply for a protection order. A protection order is issued by the Family Court to protect people from domestic violence. There is no cost for applying for a protection order and you can do it yourself using the forms available at the Family Court. However it is a good idea to get a lawyer to help you apply – you will have to pay the lawyer. You may be able to get legal aid to cover the cost of a lawyer. When do I apply for legal aid? You can app...

9. U Ltd v D Ltd [2023] NZDT 652 (27 November 2023) [pdf, 200 KB]

   ...sum of $15,631.37. This includes interest [see paragraph 8) above] of $688.37. The counterclaim by D Ltd, and the claim by the U Trust, are both dismissed. Referee: GP Rossiter Date: 27 November 2023 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 reh...

10. KG v TM [2020] NZDT 1416 (12 August 2020) [pdf, 213 KB]

    ...the claimed amount represents the actual and reasonable losses sustained as a result of this collision. TM is therefore to pay $4380.37 to KG's insurer. Referee: Date: 12 August 2020 CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 4 of 4 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 re...