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1. Scott v Accident Compensation Corporation (Deemed Cover, Personal Injury) [2023] NZACC 149 [pdf, 228 KB]

   ...February 2012. As for the decision regarding a lower back injury, while the Corporation revoked deemed cover for the general description of lower back injury, it confirmed cover for a contusion of the lower back. Background [5] An ACC injury claim form was completed by the emergency department at Dunedin Hospital on 18 February 2012. The diagnosis description on the claim form was: Dislocation, sprain and strain of unspecified joint and ligament of trunk – left side. [6] The d...

2. ED v S Ltd [2025] NZDT 151 (27 May 2025) [pdf, 200 KB]

   ...the Disputes Tribunal for a refund of money paid. It is for the Tribunal to determine if the facilities were as advertised or whether ED was misled. Was the advertisement for the rooms misleading? 3. When advertising rooms on any booking platform, S Ltd, as the owner of the facility, has an obligation under the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 and the Fair Trading Act 1986 to ensure any statements and advertisements accurately reflect the standard of accommodation so as not...

3. NZ Domaine Investments Ltd v Tauranga City Council [2013] NZWHT Auckland 30 [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...seeking interest on the cost of the remedial work and the lost rent. The Act provides for interest to be awarded at the rate not exceeding the 90 day bill rate plus two per cent.7 A schedule of interest was attached to Mr Plummer’s brief. At my request this was recalculated and filed with the Tribunal on the day of the hearing. The 90 day bill rate plus 2 per cent is 4.69 per cent. The schedule prepared by Mr Plummer calculates interest on each payment made from the date of t...

4. LCRO 47/2014 HJ v GK [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...returned, to the writer’s offices, by 5pm Wednesday, 28 August 2013 (note, no extension of time shall be granted), failing which appropriate action will be taken through the relevant authorities without further notice to you. [7] Mr HJ responded claiming ownership of the forms, and rejecting the Directors’ claims. [8] Mr GK replied on 30 August 2013, describing Mr HJ’s claim to ownership as “ludicrous” and, on behalf of the Directors, rejected his explanation. Mr GK’s let...

5. Re Tai Rakena (Rejection of Statement of Claim) [2017] NZHRRT 27 [pdf, 140 KB]

   ...December 2016 in respect of file reference C/28386. In this Certificate the Commissioner certifies he conducted an investigation into the question whether Corrections provided Mr Tai Rakena with all the information he requested on certain PC.01 forms, being PC.01 4001501; PC.01 401032 and PC.01 401143. In these proceedings a case management teleconference was held on 12 May 2017 but the timetable then made will not expire until 1 September 2017. Thereafter the proceedings will be hear...

6. GU v N Ltd & L Ltd [2025] NZDT 246 (6 June 2025) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...misuse as noted above. 12. In considering all the evidence I am satisfied that there is no fault with the towbar and the claim is dismissed. Referee: D Terris DTR Date: 6 June 2025 Page 3 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...

7. P Ltd v AH & LH [2023] NZDT 51 (31 January 2023) [pdf, 120 KB]

   ...Ltd introduce the purchaser to TC? 3. The general law of contract applies. A contract, or legally binding obligation, is created by an offer, acceptance, exchange of value, and an intention to create legal relations. A legally binding contract is formed when both parties intend to contract on agreed terms and intend for those terms to be legally binding. The terms of a contract are formed at the beginning, not at the end. What was agreed is looked at objectively, i.e. by looking at what...

8. MD v KC [2024] NZDT 41 (23 February 2024) [pdf, 227 KB]

   ...says that MD was warned on an earlier occasion that drug use in the house was not acceptable. KC says that the claim for cleaning arises only because MD continued to use drugs inside the house after this warning. 7. Contracts can come in many forms. Sometimes they are written, other times there is only a discussion or there may be a combination of written and oral terms. In addition, the law of contract allows for implied terms. Implied terms are those so obviously required that it i...

9. MX v X Ltd [2023] NZDT 251 (28 April 2023) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...as there is no evidence the failure was substantial in any way, I find the claim must be dismissed. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 3 of 4 Referee: K. Edwards Date: 28 April 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 a re...

10. BC v ST Ltd [2024] NZDT 381 (2 May 2024) [pdf, 194 KB]

    ...refund of the money paid. 10. With respect to that, BC argued at the hearing that she had paid $3400 + $300 for materials plus an additional $1400 for waterproofing. However a payment of $1400 for waterproofing is not consistent with her own claim form or submissions and it is not what the handwritten receipts show. ST Ltd say they were paid $3400.00 in total and I agree that is what all the other evidence supports. They say that the $300 BC spent at [hardware store], while accompa...