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  4. AAH v ZZT [2012] NZDT 39 (15 October 2012) [PDF, 51 KB]

    Jurisdiction / tort / pure economic loss / Applicant manufactured an additive to grapes / Respondent was contracted by a winemakers association to prepare a “spray schedule” for circulation to the members of the association / Respondent was of the opinion that the Applicant’s product should be on the schedule and accompanied by a statement saying that it may affect the flavour of the wine / Applicant argued that it has suffered loss as a result of the publication of this view / Tribunal’s jurisdiction to hear claims in tort is limited to claims in tort in respect of any damage or injury to property / property refers to tangible property such as chattels and does not encompass alleged harm to pure economic interests, such as loss of a sale / claim outside the Tribunal’s jurisdiction / claim struck out.
  11. AEI and ZVN [2012] NZDT 273 (10 October 2012) [PDF, 46 KB]

    Jurisdiction / Disputes Tribunals Act 1988 / Applicant argued that Respondent was negligent to the terms of a resource consent for work on adjacent property and claimed to recover his costs / Held: claim is not within the Tribunal’s jurisdiction / parties had no contract / Applicant claimed that Respondent’s negligence caused financial loss / outside the scope of s 10(1) Disputes Tribunals Act 1988 as not destruction, loss, damage or injury to, or recovery of, property / claim dismissed