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1. LA - Part 2 - Areas of Law Waitangi Tribunal [pdf, 777 KB]

   ...for each area or category. Case examples should be cases where you played a substantial and active role. Examples need to demonstrate substantial and active involvement across the range of cases. Please complete the Waitangi Tribunal Case Examples Form. You must provide the following case examples: • Provide at least three examples of substantial Waitangi Tribunal proceedings. • Each example must demonstrate that you had a substantial and active involvement in the case. • all...

2. K&B Partnership v JC [2016] NZDT 1345 (14 April 2016) [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...further issues regarding compensation, if any, that arise under the WACA that would have arisen had I found the animal to have been shot on DOC land. Referee: J Costigan Date: 14 April 2016 CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order 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 or a mistake was made. If you wish to a...

3. BL v GG Ltd [2022] NZDT 200 (5 December 2022) [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...2. The issues I must decide are: a. Is BL entitled to cancel her one-year gym membership with GG Ltd? b. If yes, is the amount claimed reasonable? Is BL entitled to cancel her one-year gym membership with GG Ltd? 3. A contract is formed when two parties exchange something of value. In this situation BL paid $2330.00 for a one-year gym membership at GG Ltd. 4. BL states she did not sign any paperwork when she agreed to pay for the one-year membership. She states she n...

4. QD & SC v NU [2023] NZDT 756 (12 December 2023) [pdf, 207 KB]

   ...and SC had to purchase cladding and flashings. 24. The cost the cladding and flashings is proven. 25. NU is liable to QD and SC for that amount. Referee: Nicholas Blake Date: 12 December 2023 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...

5. EG v KI [2023] NZDT 247 (12 June 2023) [pdf, 109 KB]

   ...damaged from the trimming: one manuka and two pohutukawa. 10. Photos were presented that showed the tops had been trimmed in a way that left “stubs”. These were unsightly, and not at growth points in the tree that would encourage proper future form. 11. I therefore consider that the trees were damaged. One was able to be rectified by trimming. The other two were removed altogether. KI made the point that the two trees that were removed were still alive. However, given the...

6. IM v X Ltd [2024] NZDT 402 (17 June 2024) [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...proving that X Ltd fell short of reasonable expectations for security in all the circumstances. He has failed to prove this, so the claim must be dismissed. Referee: E Paton-Simpson Date: 17 June 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...

7. NC Ltd v TE & HE [2024] NZDT 597 (17 July 2024) [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...prove that additional amounts are owing, and there can be no percentage cost over-run, due to the fixed price nature of the job. The claim must therefore be dismissed. Referee Perfect Date: 17 July 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...

8. Smith – Nikora Whānau Trust (2013) 2013 Chief Judge’s MB 302 (2013 CJ 302) [pdf, 109 KB]

   ...applicant becoming a beneficiary of the trust and not the applicant herself. Knowing that this would reduce their entitlement, the applicant contends that they would be unlikely to consent. Moreover the trustees have already rejected the applicant’s request to gift the applicant the 1/6 of land interests derived from Tawhiritoroa. [14] The applicant also submitted that there was no consideration by the Court to the effects of making such orders and statements, and as such the s...

9. [2022] NZACC 17 - Bellamy v ACC (27 January 2022) [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...proceedings. … 8. Mr Bellamy claims that at the review he sought $4,047.56 (including GST) and costs, for the cost of Mrs Bellamy representing him. The Appellant’s Submissions [8] Mr Bellamy’s starting point is a completed ACC 5937 form namely an authority to act form dated 4 April 2013. In that form, signed by Mr Bellamy, it is recorded that his wife Maraea Bellamy is given authority to act on his behalf. The form also contains a “client representative declar...

10. B Ltd v H Ltd [2022] NZDT 270 (20 December 2022) [pdf, 182 KB]

    ...and Commercial Law Act 2017 provides that a party may cancel a contract if the other party breaches a term in the agreement. I have found that H Ltd has breached a term of the agreement. 8. However, the contract may only be cancelled if the performance of that term is essential to the cancelling party or significantly increases their burden. I accept the evidence PO that the time when the trailer would be made was agreed to at the outset of the contract and was impliedly an essential