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1. ID v SD Ltd [2021] NZDT 1509 (4 February 2021) [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...arrangement between the parties? b) Was School 1 entitled to terminate the contract? c) Did SD Ltd breach its contract with ID? d) What damages, if any, are payable? What is the nature of the contracting arrangement between the parties? 5. The common law of contract allows parties to enter into legally binding agreements. A contract need not be in writing; an agreement can be formed verbally or inferred from the parties’ conduct. 6. The contracting arrangement between the parti...

2. [2020] NZREADT 57 - Buchanan v The Real Estate Agents Authority (8 December 2020) [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...considered whether rule 6.4 had any application. That rule provides as follows: 6 Standards of professional conduct 6.4 A licensee must not mislead a customer or client, nor provide false information, nor withhold information that should by law or in fairness be provided to a customer or client. [20] The REA further submitted 4.11 For the purposes of complying with r 6.4 in the context of methamphetamine test results, the REA guidelines set out that a licensee must disclose...

3. NH Ltd v OZ Ltd [2023] NZDT 396 (9 August 2023) [pdf, 190 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 4 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2023] NZDT 396 APPLICANT NH Ltd RESPONDENT OZ Ltd The Tribunal orders: 1. OZ Ltd must pay NH Ltd $28,437.56 by 4pm on 30 August 2023. 2. OZ Ltd’s counterclaim against NH Ltd is dismissed. Reasons: 1. The applicant provided weekly garden and ground maintenance services to the respondent for a property at [addr

4. EO v UO & U Ltd [2023] NZDT 257 (30 June 2023) [pdf, 112 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 5 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2023] NZDT 257 APPLICANT EO RESPONDENT UO SECOND RESPONDENT LO THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT RESPONDENT U Ltd The Tribunal orders: UO and LO and U Ltd shall pay EO $40.00 on or before Monday 17 July 2023. Reasons: 1. EO lives in [Country]. She and her partner, Mr O, visited New Zealand and owned a [campervan]

5. Singh v the Registrar of Immigration Advisers [2016] NZIACDT 25 (17 May 2016) [pdf, 140 KB]

   ...Advisers By Santokh Singh Appellant DECISION REPRESENTATION: Registrar: Mr M Denyer, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Auckland. Appellant: Mr Shaam Bhardwaj, Bridge Law, Hamilton. Date Issued: 17 May 2016 2 DECISION Introduction [1] This is an appeal against the Registrar’s decision not to refer a complaint to the Tribunal, because she considered it disclosed only...

6. Kerr v Stewart - Maketu A102 (2012) 58 Waiariki MB 3 (58 WAR 3) [pdf, 168 KB]

   ...which would equate to one quarter acre to each of my kuia’s eight children, one of who is my mother. So I figured that I could utilise a portion of the land that was unused based my mums [sic] quarter acre and move home. 15 My brother in law, Todd Hilton and I went to the chestnut farm to see Aunty May. I asked her if I could come back home and live on the land. I pointed out a spot on the land and asked if I could cut the gauze,[sic] back and put my caravan up there. She a...

7. [2018] NZEnvC 009 Invercargill Airport Ltd v Invercargill City Council [pdf, 6.6 MB]

   ...potential costs. [28] Overall, the proposed changes are efficient and ensure that the requirements of Appendix VI are effective and provide greater certainty for Plan users and the consent authority and will better achieve the purpose of the Act. The law [29] The effect of s 293 of the RMA is to give the court the ability to make changes to a Proposed Plan which are not otherwise in jurisdiction as they are outside the scope of the appeal before it. [30] Much of the existing cas...

8. [2023] NZEnvC 253 Seaport Land Company Limited v New Plymouth District Council [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...sought by SLC before the Hearings Panel were not within scope; and (b) Council’s rezoning decision was not within scope. [11] PTL’s challenge is not against the outcomes SLC is seeking in its appeal as such, but it raises jurisdictional flaws in the Council’s processes. The focus is the Council’s decision and the outcomes sought by SLC before the Hearings Panel. PTL contends that both of those exceeded what was reasonably and fairly raised in SLC’s original submission....

9. MLC - 2012 November - World indigenous housing conference 2012 [pdf, 325 KB]

   ...For example, in the USA many native tribes have the status of domestic sovereign nations and have a relationship with the federal government which is similar to that of the various states. In many reservations the tribes have their own domestic laws and justice system. In Canada the situation is different to the USA and varies from nation to nation depending in part on the historical treaties with the Crown. It was difficult to gauge how Australia is addressing governance issues for i...

10. 2021 NZPSPLA 032.pdf [pdf, 108 KB]

    ...he visited the house, but no one answered the door. He then proceeded to the location where he understood the excavator was located. He did not see either the keep out or danger signs referred to by Mrs D. However, even if he did, he says he was lawfully entitled to enter the property in term of the contract the Ds had with Caterpillar Australia. 2 [7] Neither Mr nor Mrs D were at the property when Mr M arrived. Although they both initially insisted that it was an active...