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1. Disputes Tribunal Annual Report for 12 months to 31 December 2024 [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...that parties who are not confident or able to participate in English are provided with a court-appointed interpreter. The charts below show the top 10 languages for which an interpreter was provided in 2024, and the trends over 5 years. The requests are recorded for each booking. Any proceeding might have more than one booking if there were two or more hearings. Table showing booking requests for interpreters in the Disputes Tribunal, 2020-2024 18 This line grap...

2. N Ltd v Q Ltd [2024] NZDT 177 (11 April 2024) [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...16 April 2023. 5. In October 2023, KN was contacted by H Ltd in relation to money claimed to be owed by N Ltd to Q Ltd. This was the first time KN became aware of the breach notice and associated fees. 6. KN immediately contacted Q Ltd and requested that the late fees be waived. He indicated he was willing to pay the original fine. Q Ltd did not agree to KN’s request to waive any late fees. 7. N Ltd filed a claim with the Disputes Tribunal. It is seeking an order that it is...

3. Ngatai - Tokata B8 Trustees (2015) 50 Tairawhiti MB 175 (50 TRW 175) [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...to respond to the allegation of breach of trustee duties because there were no particulars of any alleged failure. Likewise, they could not respond to the allegation of failure to supply information because they were not aware of what exactly was requested. In terms of the conflict of interest, they did not respond because they were unclear as to who the potential tenant was. Evidence for the Parties Applicants Evidence of David Sinclair [12] David Sinclair gave evidence that he...

4. West & Anor as Trustees of the Christine West Family Trust v Perry [pdf, 769 KB]

   ...with the bottom plate fixed to the top of the main entry concrete floor slab. This can be seen on photographs taken by the Perrys in about January 1998 [Perry docs. 219 and 221]. 5.7.3 There is a short flight of concrete steps that have been formed in situ against the west wall of this northwest corner. These steps are above internal floor level, and lead to a short path and another flight of steps against the north wall. This leak is caused by water flowing from this path...

5. EJ v UQ Ltd [2015] NZDT 834 (29 September 2015) [pdf, 91 KB]

   ...second hand from UR Ltd in 2010. At that time the Jeep was covered by the balance of a 3 year manufacturer’s warranty which expired in July 2012. [2] UQ Ltd is the local authorised service repair centre for Jeep. Between 2010 and 2012, at EJ’s request, UQ Ltd carried out 27 warranty claims to the value of $30,000 without cost to him. [3] In November 2014 EJ filed a claim for $10,887.51 from UQ LTd. EJ is unhappy with two of the repairs undertaken in 2012 by UQ Ltd (to the front...

6. [2021] NZACC 9 - Stryder v ACC (12 January 2021) [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...[Treatment Injury ss 26(1)(c) 32 and 33 Accident Compensation Act 2001] ____________________________________________________________________ [1] At issue on this appeal is a decision by the Corporation on 28 April 2017 in which it declined Mr Stryder’s claim for cover for a treatment injury. Background [2] Mr Stryder has cover for a previous lumbar and ligament sprain sustained on 16 April 2014 when he injured his lower back lifting a tandem trailer. [3] He was referred to Graha...

7. [2021] NZACC 9 - Stryder v ACC (12 January 2021) [pdf, 139 KB]

   ...Injury ss 26(1)(c) 32 and 33 Accident Compensation Act 2001] ____________________________________________________________________ [1] At issue on this appeal is a decision by the Corporation on 28 April 2017 in which it declined Mr Stryder’s claim for cover for a treatment injury. Background [2] Mr Stryder has cover for a previous lumbar and ligament sprain sustained on 16 April 2014 when he injured his lower back lifting a tandem trailer. [3] He was referred to Grahame Ingl...

8. [2012] NZEmpC 219 Matsuoka v LSG Sky Chefs NZ [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...the date of transfer, Ms Park wrote to Pacific's Human Resources Manager and Acting General Manager, Ms Gerda Gorgner, making a formal request for all transferring employees’ historical wage and time records. Ms Park attached written requests from all but four of the 40 staff authorising the release of their records. Pacific again failed to provide the wage and time records for the 40 staff. [10] The Service and Food Workers Union together with four of the 40 staff too...

9. OP v U Ltd & B Ltd [2024] NZDT 823 (15 October 2024) [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...there was no written agreement for storage. B Ltd accepted that no written documentation was given to OP at the time of entry into the arrangement and that no terms and conditions were given to OP at that time. Particularly, OP was not given the information that B Ltd considered it had the ability to sell OP’s property for non-payment. I do not consider that B Ltd has been able to establish on the balance of probabilities that there was a term in the contract to this effect. 9. The...

10. [2014] NZEmpC 30 Austin v Silver Fern Farms Ltd [pdf, 165 KB]

    ...related compensation payments to Mr Austin. The employer continued to assert that the plaintiff was no longer its responsibility and eventually suspended and/or dismissed him because of his incapacity to carry out even the light duties that he had formerly been able to perform. [4] Mr Austin did not raise a personal grievance with the employer within the period of 90 days beginning with the date of his dismissal. Several months later, however, when documents on his personnel f...