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1. LL & TH v KT & OC [2025] NZDT 118 (18 February 2025) [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...Court/Tribunal. 10. In this case LL and TH served a fencing notice on KT and OC on 1 July 2024. The notice set out that LL and TH wanted to build a fence as soon as possible and attached quotes for two different heights of fence. It included information required under section 10 of the Act. 11. KT and OC then served a letter which is dated 12 July and was received by LL and TH on 17 July. It says: Cross notice …. Take notice that we object to your ‘notice to fence’ dat...

2. Zhang v Victoria University of Wellington [2023] NZHRRT 36 [pdf, 124 KB]

   ...something which combined with others makes up the whole (whether actually separate from the rest or not)”,2 and there is no reason for “part” not to be given its ordinary meaning. It is consistent with that definition for rooms occupied by RAs to form one part of the catered hall and rooms occupied by students under the age of 20 to form another. Even if, as Mr Zhang submitted, physical segregation is required, it could be argued that requirement is met in this case by the walls of...

3. Budget 2024 Full-List-of-Fee-Changes.pdf [pdf, 369 KB]

   ...to the court under any enactment $540 $702 3 Filing any other initiating document (as defined in regulation 4), unless a different filing fee is prescribed for that document elsewhere in the fees table $1,350 $1,755 4 Filing a statement of claim between defendants $110 $143 5 Filing an amended statement of claim $110 $143 6 Interlocutory application (a) without notice (b) on notice relating to a proceeding to which item 2, 3, 46 or 48 applies (c) with notice (a) $200...

4. NI & QI v SB [2024] NZDT 60 (14 February 2024) [pdf, 157 KB]

   ...The Tribunal hears disputes between parties. Hearings are in front of Tribunal Referees who run the hearings. If the parties are unable to reach an agreement between themselves before or during the hearing, the Referee will make a decision on the information it has before it. 20. In the emails to the Tribunal, SB say he has left for [overseas city] where he is working in the mines. N Ltd says they were not told this – he had not mentioned this in his February emails to N Ltd. He did...

5. ON v M Ltd [2025] NZDT 138 (3 March 2025) [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...November 2023. By 29 December 2023, ON noticed threads starting to come out in different areas of the couch. She emailed M Ltd of her concerns. However, she said that she did not receive a response from M Ltd until May 2024. M Ltd sent ON a claim form which she filled out. M Ltd advised ON that the issue was with the material so it should be investigated by the manufacturers of the material. In June 2024, a representative from X Ltd visited ON’s home to inspect the couch. On 2 September...

6. DT & Ors v MU [2025] NZDT 24 (17 January 2025) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...abnormalities of the supraspinous ligament, lumbar facet joints or dorsal sacral ligaments, which would indicate that the condition was not caused by falling after rearing. d) MU has presented a considerable amount of evidence of [the horse] performing well at equestrian events prior to sale and I accept there was no indication of poor behaviour indicating back pain. It is unfortunate that [the horse] appears to have had a latent condition that only became evident after the sale. The ve...

7. [2021] NZEmpC 25 Smiths City (Southern) Ltd (in receivership) v Claxton [pdf, 296 KB]

   ...over two weeks beginning on Monday, 15 March 2021. [2] This judgment deals with two urgent applications by the defendants made at a very late stage. As will be apparent shortly, the timing of them may be because of the recent disclosure of information by the plaintiff. [3] The first application to be dealt with is for a stay of proceedings for an alleged abuse of process. The second one is for security for costs. Chronologically, the application for security for costs was fir...

8. [2013] NZEmpC 13 NZ Post Primary Teachers Assn & Gray v Cambridge High School & Secretary for Education [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...2011, the NZPPTA wrote to the Ministry requesting a meeting of the Issues Committee about several issues concerning the calculation of salaries of overseas-trained teachers. 24.2. The result of the meeting was that the Secretary for Education requested that Ms Borrell and an advocate from the NZPPTA meet to attempt to resolve the issues of disagreement that led to the meeting. 24.3. Ms Borrell’s 15 July 2011 email set out a proposal for a way forward regarding these issues....

9. Employment Court Practice Directions [pdf, 492 KB]

   ...of documents). Back to front 3 | P a g e 2. Applications to and communications with the Court 1) If a party or a party’s representative applies to the Court for an interlocutory order or other direction, an application in proper form, accompanied by a memorandum and/or supporting affidavit, should be made unless there are extraordinary circumstances (such as extreme urgency) which preclude compliance with this direction. In such cases the Court will accept a less fo...

10. BB v TS Ltd [2024] NZDT 828 (15 October 2024) [pdf, 196 KB]

    ...surface, the rot is under the ground. BB considered that subsequent builders were easily able to find the rot, however, they had the advantage of being able to remove the cladding and removed the sand to expose the pile. TS Ltd was not engaged to perform that service, but rather was to provide an opinion only on what it could see. I find that TS Ltd provided what it agreed to and provided no opinion of the condition of the piles below the ground level. I am therefore satisfied that TS...