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1. Q Ltd v UL [2024] NZDT 129 (12 March 2024) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...lease terms. The amount due is higher than the jurisdiction of the Tribunal, however Q Ltd reduce their claim to stay within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal. 4. The matter was adjourned after the first hearing for the parties to obtain further information. When the hearing resumed, I was unable to contact UL. Calls went straight to voicemail. There were no further submissions from UL, and she had not been in contact with the Tribunal. UL had been informed of the date of the hearing. I w...

2. UM v BD [2024] NZDT 699 (15 November 2024) [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...after they declined to provide a replacement vehicle. I therefore find UM is entitled to a refund of 19 days hireage at $68.09 per day, which equates to $1293.71. Referee: DTR Edwards Date: 15 November 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 reh...

3. KT & NT v N Ltd [2024] NZDT 374 (31 May 2024) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...with its frame and motor. I find that to be reasonable and I further find that N Ltd should meet the entire replacement cost of the panels because the door was new. Referee: G R Meyer Date: 31st May 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 r...

4. DN v Accident Compensation Corporation (Jurisdiction) [2023] NZACC 75 [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...injury and post-traumatic stress disorder suffered in a sexual assault on 22 April 2011. [3] The appellant also has cover for a concussion injury and a traumatic amputation of the right finger suffered in an accident on 26 February 2011. [4] The claim for cover for the physical injury suffered in the assault was made by the appellant on 16 January 2013. ACC approved exploratory surgery on 9 May 2013. [5] ACC subsequently granted cover for post-traumatic stress disorder. Howeve...

5. [2023] NZEmpC 221 Cronin-Lampe v The Board of Trustees of Melville High School [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...required the Board to make decisions for good and safe working conditions; and 6 However, I note that this section only applies if the Board employed 30 or more employees or, if it employed fewer than 30 employees, if one or more of those employees requested the development of a system for employee participation: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, s 19C(1). 7 Cronin-Lampe (No 1), above n 1, at [75] and [83]. (c) clause 12.1.3 which required the Board, where a t...

6. [2015] NZEmpC 34 Rodkiss v Carter Holt Harvey Ltd [pdf, 349 KB]

   ...production of a considerable amount of documentation and transcript. The complexity, to a large extent, resulted from a sharp divergence of views over the relevance and application in practice of key parts of the defendant's disciplinary and performance management policies. The hearing was hard-fought throughout and the respective contentions of both parties were well presented. Background [4] Mr Rodkiss is 58 years of age. He qualified in production and mechanical enginee...

7. Harawira v New Zealand Management Academies Limited & McAuley (Strike Out) [2024] NZHRRT 59 [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...Member Dr M Koloamatangi, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr H Harawira (Puriri) in person Mr A Shankar for the defendants DATE OF HEARING: On the papers DATE OF DECISION: 13 November 2024 2 [1] Hone Puriri William Harawira, who has requested to be referred to as Puriri, filed this claim against New Zealand Management Academies Limited (NZMA) and Nigel McAuley on 12 February 2024. [2] Puriri claims both defendants discriminated against him on the grounds of his age...

8. J Ltd v XY [2025] NZDT 31 (16 January 2025) [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...$2,500.00 plus GST. 2. Two weeks later, KC contacted ST, the sole director and shareholder of G Ltd, a business that had been sold to ST through KC’s agency in 2006. ST signed an expression of interest in XU’s business and met with XU. However, ST informed KC by email that XU preferred a cash buyer to a deferred settlement, and ST would not be in a suitable financial position for a couple of years, so “I think you should go and look for a cash buyer for XU and keep me as a Plan B o...

9. BN v XO [2025] NZDT 242 (11 July 2025) [pdf, 186 KB]

   ...claims she gave to XO, a loan or a gift? b. If the money was a loan, is it enforceable? If it is enforceable, how much is due? Was the money BN gave to XO a loan or a gift? 5. The relevant law is contract law. A legally binding contract is formed when both parties intend to contract on agreed terms and intend for those terms to be legally binding. A breach occurs when one party does not do something they agreed to do. 6. In this case the parties did not record their contract...

10. HI v TN [2022] NZDT 53 (11 January 2022) [pdf, 200 KB]

    ...claims, was found after the sale to have substantial defects. HI alleges that TN misrepresented the condition of the vehicle, and claims compensation for repairs and resulting expenses. [2] HI, a motor vehicle trader of some 30 years experience, was informed in August 2021 by a person he knew that TN had a 2004 Ford Falcon for sale. HI, who was based in [City 1], phoned TN, who was in [City 2], to discuss the car. They agreed on a price of $18,000.00, and the car was delivered to [City...