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1. LCRO 23/2023 VT v NH (18 March 2025) [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...locate Ms NH’s 2009 will. [29] Mrs QE says that Mr VT assured Ms NH that she would be well looked after and Ms NH “was not advised of the nature of a potential conflict to the extent that she could seek alternative advice and/or provide informed consent as to [Law Firm 1] continuing to act for her”. [30] Mrs QE complains that Mr VT reacted angrily when advised by Mr QE that Ms NH had decided to pursue a relationship property claim, and declined to provide Ms NH with a copy...

2. DD v B Ltd [2022] NZDT 258 (20 December 2022) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...charged) and a visit carried out in 2022 will need to be the subject of a separate claim as they had not been lodged via a counter-claim for today’s hearing. Referee Perfect Date: 20 December 2022 Page 2 of 2 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. Hipango v Peehi - Atihau-Whanganui Incorporation (2008) 221 Aotea MB 152 (221 AOT 152) [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...any event; (i) two committee members, Colin Manson Bell and Robert Gray, who opposed the funding of the meetings and the appointment of a CEO, were not told of the times or venues for the meetings. Two of the election candidates were also not in formed 221 Aotea MB 165 about these meetings. The family and friends of the candidates described by the secretaty as a "dissident shareho lder group" were not invited to any of the meetings. When these shareholders asked for de...

4. Ward v Accident Compensation Corporation (Revocation of deemed cover) [2024] NZACC 173 (31 October 2024) [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...impacting lower back and hips in crunched position. [3] On 25 July 2018, Mr Ward had x-rays taken of the lumbar spine. The report concluded that he had lumbar disc degeneration and L5/S1 spondylolisthesis. [4] On 10 December 2019, Mr Ward requested that a right hip and thigh sprain be added to his claim. [5] Mr Ward subsequently came under the care of Mr Rodney Gordon, an orthopaedic surgeon. On 20 January 2020, Mr Gordon provided his initial assessment: … He [Mr Ward...

5. B Ltd v NK & KX [2025] NZDT 28 (27 January 2025) [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...costs on a solicitor/client basis.” 44. KX rightly submits that the Tribunal generally may not award costs (section 43 of the Disputes Tribunal Act 1988). However, as she points out, the claim by B Ltd is based on the contract and therefore is a form of damages for breach of contract. 45. KX relied on a decision of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal in Australia which considered whether a party could be awarded costs claimable under section 106 of the Strata Schemes Management...

6. LA OAJ Ltd v BK SJ Ltd UJ Ltd [2022] NZDT 83 (7 April 2022) [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...substantially reduced below the income he received for the equivalent period the year before. I note that at the hearing I asked LA whether he had received any government subsidies for loss of earnings during the period and he was unable to recall this information but said he did receive them during lockdowns in the 2020. LA suggested that the weekly subsidy payable may have been around $600.00 per week. 36. I consider that given the uncertainty about the amount of likely earnings in th...

7. [2024] NZEmpC 236 Devine v Heart Kids NZ Ltd [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...to pursue those grievances.1 The remainder of Ms Devine’s claims also failed. The challenge [4] Ms Devine challenged the Authority’s determination. She elected to have a full hearing of the matters that were investigated. Despite the request for a full hearing the pleading in the amended statement of claim appears confined to pursuing allegations that Ms Devine was subjected to unjustified disadvantages in the course of her employment. The nature of those disadvantages i...

8. Tomokia Ngā Tatau o Matangireia: Constitutional Kaupapa Inquiry (WAI 3300)

   ...attendance at one event. Funding to attend additional events will be considered on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Ministry. A named claimant can apply for funding for themselves, or on behalf of a claimant witness or support person, by requesting the Ministry book travel and accommodation on behalf of claimants, where possible, or by completing a claimant funding reimbursement form. Either way we encourage claimants to contact us to discuss options before making travel arrangemen...

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9. ND v BC [2022] NZDT 128 (15 August 2022) [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...awarded to ND in this circumstance. Did BC misrepresent there would be a mechanical warranty with the van? [23] BC stated that he never said there would be a mechanical warranty with the van. However, ND provided evidence that in April 2022 BC had requested the mechanical warranty, the mechanical breakdown insurance policy to be transferred. The insurer QJ advised that BC’s circumstances did not meet the policy conditions because he was not the first owner insured under the policy...

10. WNO v Oranga Tamariki [2025] NZHRRT 13 [pdf, 127 KB]

    ...claims that Oranga Tamariki’s refusal to provide her with the redacted information interfered with her privacy in breach of the Privacy Act 2020 (PA). Oranga Tamariki denies WNO’s claim. BACKGROUND [4] From January 2020, WNO made several requests to Oranga Tamariki for her personal information. At the time of WNO’s requests, her child BPQ was in the care of Oranga Tamariki. Oranga Tamariki’s Customer Information Requests (CIR) team accordingly developed a plan to release...