National Standards Committee 1 v Haines [2022] NZLCDT 10 (8 April 2022) [pdf, 551 KB]
...the email of Mr M on 4 August, in which he complains about the hourly rate and argues that was not the agreed arrangement. However, the total invoice amount was not stated until the 23 August email, sent in the early hours of that morning. [101] And, as Mr M pointed out on 4 August: “… but for you to say you are now my biggest creditor is not just an insult to me but has created a very bad situation and conflict of interest …”. It is common ground that Mr M was not offere...