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1. LCRO 181/2017 FW and KP v BG (31 October 2019) [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...September 2015, having been introduced by the firm to [Firm B] who were building surveyors, Mr FW and Ms KP appointed [Firm B] as successor architect to [Architecture Firm A] under the building contract. [10] That day, the contractor issued a payment claim under the building contract which [Firm B], as successor architect to [Architecture Firm A], had to process within the time frame specified in the building contract. On 7 October 2015, [Firm B] requested information from the co...

2. FZ v KU [2022] NZDT 164 (26 September 2022) [pdf, 215 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 4 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2022] NZDT 164 APPLICANT FZ RESPONDENT KU The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons 1. Monty, a Labrador, was a family pet that lived with FZ. Monty developed a lump on his leg. He was taken to the veterinary clinic and after discussion, was operated on by KU and others to remove the lump. After the surg...

3. SP v GC Ltd [2024] NZDT 500 (17 June 2024) [pdf, 202 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 4 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 500 APPLICANT SP RESPONDENT GC Ltd The Tribunal orders: GC Ltd is to pay SP $3,029.00 on or before 26 July 2024. Reasons: 1. In 2016 SP purchased a property, including a new build house, from GC Ltd. SP says that in February 2024 there was a leak from the ceiling in one of the bedrooms. He says the leak is caused by a defect in the...

4. [2013] NZEmpC 151 G L Freeman Holdings Ltd v Livingstone [pdf, 48 KB]

   ...[1] This decision deals with an unopposed application to extend time for filing a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority (the Authority). [2] The employment relationship problem investigated by the Authority involved a claim by the respondent for holiday pay which the applicant had withheld in reliance on a term of their employment agreement which provided that certain payments be forfeited if insufficient notice of resignation was given. In its determin...

5. OD v TD [2023] NZDT 535 (25 October 2023) [pdf, 205 KB]

   Page 1 of 5 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2023] NZDT 535 APPLICANT OD RESPONDENT TD The Tribunal orders: TD is to pay the sum of $2,840.00 to OD on or before Wednesday, 15 November 2023. REASONS 1. On 27 April 2022, the Applicant, OD, entered into a Residential Tenancy Agreement with [Property Management Company] to rent a four-bedroom property at [address] (“the Property”). The tenancy was fo...

6. ID v KT [2021] NZDT 1666 (20 October 2021) [pdf, 187 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 4 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2021] NZDT 1666 APPLICANT ID RESPONDENT KT The Tribunal orders: KT is to return the [Brand] vehicle, [Registration B] (previously registered as [Registration A]) to ID on or before 10 November 2021. If the vehicle is not returned to ID by that date, KT is to pay the sum of $3,000.00 to ID on or before 17 November 2021. Reasons:...

7. Manuirirangi v Nga Hapu o Nga Ruahine Iwi Inc (2010) 2010 Chief Judge's MB 355 (2010 CJ 355) [pdf, 278 KB]

   ...jurisdiction of the Maori Land Court in subsection (1) applies to representation of a class or group of Maori in or for the purpose of (current or intended) proceedings, negotiations, consultations, allocations of property, or other matters. (3) A request for advice or an application for an order under subsection (1) is an application within the ordinary jurisdiction of the Maori Land Court, and the Maori Land Court has the power and authority to give advice and make determinatio...

8. BS & OS v PB & UQ [2023] NZDT 271 (6 June 2023) [pdf, 120 KB]

   ...filing fee for the claim in the Disputes Tribunal. 3. The issues to be decided were as follows: a. Have PB and UQ breached the terms of a legally binding contract, and if so, which terms were breached? b. If the terms were breached, have the Applicants mitigated their loss? CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 5 c. If the terms were breached, what are the Respondents required to pay by way of compensation/damages? d. Can OS claim the cost of the [training course? e. Can the Ap...

9. WC v HM [2023] NZDT 486 (2 October 2023) [pdf, 173 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 3 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2023] NZDT 486 APPLICANT WC RESPONDENT HM The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons: 1. When WC moved in with her partner at [address] in February 2022, she formed a bond with a young white and ginger tabby tom cat who regularly visited her. She called him P and said the window was left open for him to come a...

10. DL v D Ltd [2023] NZDT 388 (5 September 2023) [pdf, 177 KB]

    CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 3 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2023] NZDT 388 APPLICANT DL RESPONDENT D Ltd The Tribunal orders: 1. The claim is dismissed. Reasons 2. DL is seeking a refund of the hose reel she bought from D Ltd. The instructions that came with the reel were not clear and it broke in the process of being assembled and disassembled. D Ltd is disputing liabilit...