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1. JD v SL [2023] NZDT 364 (20 July 2023) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...$280.00 for towing the car away from the scene of the collision. She explained that this figure had been off-set by what had been recovered for the sale of the wreck, which [towing company] had overseen. 16. However, JD was able to get further information from [towing company] during the hearing. This indicated that the towing fee was $920.00, and the sale of the wreck was $1,300.00. This means JD did not have to pay anything for towing the car, but instead received $380.00 from [to...

2. SS & YO v SR [2024] 36 (29 February 2024) [pdf, 196 KB]

   ...the current claim. 31. For these reasons I find the claim is partially proved and the respondent is to pay the applicant the sum of $5,374.08. Referee: K Johnson Date: 29 February 2024 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...

3. 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...

4. BORA Iwi and Hapii of Te Rohe o Te Wairoa Claims Settlement Bill [pdf, 15 MB]

   ...with articles 14 and 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which are comparable toss 20 and 27(2) of the Bill of Rights Act.3 Exclusion of remedy of compensation 10. Clause 24(3) of the Bill excludes damages and other forms of monetary compensation as a remedy for any failure by the Crown to comply with a protocol under the Bill. 11. This clause may be seen to raise the issue of consistency with s 27 (3) of the Bill of Rights Act, namely the right to bring c...

5. Form-203-Filing-a-new-address-FINAL-9-December-2024.pdf [pdf, 284 KB]

   MOJ203/04/23 Ministry of Justice Collections Unit www.justice.govt.nz/fines/about-civil-debt/ 0800 233 222 PAGE 1 OF 5 When should I use this form? Use this form if all the following apply: • you are the judgment creditor and you have filed an enforcement application where a summons or warrant has been issued to a bailiff to attempt service • the summons or warrant has not been able to be actioned and you have been asked to supply a new address • you can provide an alternative add...

6. K Ltd v V Ltd [2023] NZDT 598 (27 November 2023) [pdf, 207 KB]

   ...regularly explained these clauses to their customers. 11. As the clauses outlined above were incorporated in the terms which were signed prior to the supply of the truck, and the truck was supplied on the basis of that contract, I find those clauses formed part of the contract between the parties. 12. In a commercial context, the general rule is that, in the absence of fraud or misrepresentation, a party is bound by a clause even if he or she has not read it. A signature conveys a

7. XT & TT v BE & LE [2024] NZDT 866 [pdf, 294 KB]

   ...balance of probabilities, being the onus of proof in civil matters such as this, that the facts are more likely to have occurred as they contend. Did the parties reach an agreement on the amount BE would pay? 8. A legally binding contract is formed where both parties intend to contract on agreed terms. For a contract to be enforceable the terms of the contract need to be certain and clear. 9. While XT and TT contend BE agreed to pay the value of the cows and one year’s lost pr...

8. NL v XS [2024] NZDT 320 (29 April 2024) [pdf, 82 KB]

   ...the complaint, the case is at an end in the Disputes Tribunal. The Disputes Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to continue hearing the claim. Referee: B M Smallbone Date: Monday 29 April 2024 Page 2 of 2 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 rehe...

9. Te Manutukutuku Issue 27 [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...(Wai 413) 19 Jan and 14 Feb 1994 Te Whanganui a Orotu (Wai 55/201) 31 January 1994 Taranaki (Wai 143) 21 February 1994 Whanganui River (Wai 167) 14-18 March 1994 Muriwhenua Land (Wai 45) 21-25 March 1994 Information on these hearings can be requested from the tribunal's office New Research Staff Appointed Paul Hamer (left) of Wellington graduated from Victoria Univer­ sity with an MA History (distinction) in 1992. He worked as a policy analyst for the Treaty of Waitangi Po...

10. [2025] NZEmpC 118 Airways Corporation of NZ Ltd v Small [pdf, 202 KB]

    ...actions that occurred prior to 3 September 2022, particularly given that: (i) Mr Small is not claiming a course of conduct/continuum of conduct on the part of Airways; (ii) Mr Small has not pleaded the pre-3 September 2022 actions as evidence forming part of the context in which an action on or after 3 September 2022 is to be considered – rather, he has claimed that these earlier (pre-3 September 2022) actions themselves comprise actionable personal grievances; and (iii) Mr...