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1. Archived May 2015 - Compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...minimum, innocent on the balance of probabilities. Cabinet guidelines Cabinet has established guidelines for deciding whether or not someone receives compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment and how much compensation they receive. Eligible claimants must be imprisoned, and subsequently pardoned or convictions quashed The Cabinet guidelines require claimants to: be alive at the time of application have served all or part of a sentence of imprisonment have received a f...

2. Miscarriage of justice - backgrounder on compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment [pdf, 438 KB]

   ...innocent on the balance of probabilities. Cabinet guidelines Cabinet has established guidelines for deciding whether or not someone receives compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment and how much compensation they receive. Eligible claimants must be imprisoned, and subsequently pardoned or convictions quashed The Cabinet guidelines require claimants to: be alive at the time of application have served all or part of a sentence of imprisonment have received a f...

3. BN v N Ltd [2024] NZDT 633 (12 September 2024) [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...state that 4 weeks’ notice of termination of a locum agreement is standard industry practice. 4. NQ says that locum agreements can vary and that he considers one week’s notice to be sufficient particularly given that the contract had only been formed the day before. In fact, 6 days’ notice was provided, given the repudiation occurred at 7.21pm on the Tuesday night and BN was to work the following Tuesday. 5. I find that because a binding contract was formed a week prior to...

4. LI v T Ltd [2023] NZDT 479 (3 July 2023) [pdf, 190 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 4 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2023] NZDT 479 APPLICANT LI RESPONDENT T Ltd APPLICANT'S INSURER X Ltd RESPONDENT'S INSURER Y Ltd The Tribunal orders: T Ltd, or its insurer Y Ltd, shall pay the Applicant $4,700.00 by 27 July 2023. Reasons: 1. The Applicant’s vehicle was damaged beyond economical repair in a collision wit...

5. CM v XH LCRO 97 / 2010 (5 July 2011) [pdf, 114 KB]

   LCRO 97/2010 CONCERNING An application for review pursuant to Section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a determination of the Auckland Standards Committee 4 BETWEEN CM of Auckland Applicant AND XH of Auckland Respondent The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. DECISION [1] Complaints were made by Mr CM (the Applicant) against Mr XH (the Practitioner) who ac...

6. T ltd v EJ [2019] NZDT 1436 (28 August 2019) [pdf, 148 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 4 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2019] NZDT 1436 APPLICANT T Limited RESPONDENT E J The Tribunal hereby orders: T Limited’s claim against E J is dismissed. Reasons 1. In January 2019, T Limited provided labour and machinery to Mr E J for a job at his property in [City A]. T Limited invoiced Mr J for $4,740.40. This included the provision of 11 staff...

7. IPT Practice Note 5 Publication of decisions [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...from a decision a section of text. It may be replaced it with, as appropriate, a notice that the section has been withheld from publication and/or a summary of the information contained in the section. - “appellant” means the appellant, applicant or affected person, as relevant. - “to depersonalise” means to remove from a decision the name of the appellant and other details considered likely to identify him or her, or any other person. - “member” means “members”...

8. KS v T Ltd [2023] NZDT 28 (11 January 2023) [pdf, 225 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 4 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2023] NZDT 28 APPLICANT KS FIRST RESPONDENT SECOND RESPONDENT T Ltd H Ltd The Tribunal orders: H Ltd is to pay $6500.00 to KS on or before 3 February 2023; and The claim against T Ltd is dismissed. Reasons 1. KS took his classic car to T Ltd for recompliance certification work – the underbody of the...

9. Hourly-rates.pdf [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...hourly rates Criminal hourly rates are set by PAL level 1 to 4 and level of provider experience. Family and civil hourly rates Both Family and Civil hourly rates are set by proceeding category FC1 to FC4 and level of provider experience. Claiming hourly rates In claiming an hourly rate for work completed, providers must confirm that: • the claim is based on the tasks undertaken for the relevant activity/activities • no other payment, remuneration or benefit has been...

10. K Ltd v AI & OL [2024] NZDT 250 (28 March 2024) [pdf, 144 KB]

    CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 4 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 250 APPLICANT K Ltd RESPONDENT AI SECOND RESPONDENT OL The Tribunal orders, on the claim and counter-claim: AI and OL are jointly and severally liable to pay $5206.42 to K Ltd on or before 25 April 2024. Reasons 1. K Ltd was engaged by AI and OL to undertake extensive renovation works at their home. An initia...