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1. [2022] NZACC 80 – Jamieson v ACC (6 May 2022) [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...Hearing: 27 April 2022 Held at: Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau By AVL Appearances: The appellant was self-represented L Hawes-Gandar and F Becroft for the respondent Judgment: 6 May 2022 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Claim for personal injury – ss 25-26 , Accident Compensation Act 2001] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 11 January 2021. The Reviewer dismissed an application for review of: (a) the Corporation’s...

2. [2021] NZEmpC 169 Smiths City (Southern) Ltd (in receivership) v Claxton [pdf, 518 KB]

   ...several years employed by Smiths City (Southern) Ltd (in receivership). They both held senior positions in the company’s Northwood store where they ran the flooring department, and the floor installation staff, respectively. [2] Smiths City claimed that, while Mr Claxton and Mr Milne were employed by it, both of them were involved in establishing and operating competing businesses without permission from the company and to its detriment. [3] Mr Claxton and Mr Milne were alleg...

3. MX & MY v F Ltd [2023] NZDT 622 (17 November 2023) [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...what is the remedy? Did the company fail to exercise reasonable care and skill and/or fail to provide an outcome that was reasonably fit for purpose? 4. Section 28 of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (CGA) provides that services must be performed with reasonable care and skill. Broadly “reasonable” means the standard of care and skill a reasonable consumer would expect of a reasonable service provider. The guarantee under section 29 of the CGA requires that services and any pro...

4. BI v N Ltd [2024] NZDT 749 (8 October 2024) [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...amount of discolouration is bound to be present, especially after more than a year of use. 18. For the reasons outlined above, I dismiss the claim. Referee: DJ Dwyer Date: 8 October 2024 Page 4 of 4 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...

5. BL v CD (NZ) Ltd [2024] NZDT 282 (9 May 2024) [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...nothing at all to do with his booking. She provided a letter from CD Central’s “senior relations specialist”, who stated that it operated the website from [Country], and that affiliated companies, such as CD (NZ) Ltd did not have their own platform. The writer stated that there was no record of BL making the booking in question through CD. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 3 [6] DJ’s opinion was that a fraudster had somehow created a fake website that looked much like that of...

6. Larnark v Kirby LCRO 44 / 2010 (1 October 2010) [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...Proceedings were issued by the Practitioner on behalf of the Applicants on 1 May 2008. Subsequently, it was decided that an amended Statement of Claim was required and this was prepared and filed on 10 November 2008. In addition, the Practitioner formed the view at a later date, that the proceedings should be transferred to the High 2 Court due to the fact that the Applicants‟ claim included matters relating to the Bill of Rights and breaches of the rules of natural justice....

7. SW on behalf of COMPANY 1 v RG, OL and HJ LCRO 130/2014 (3 November 2016) [pdf, 105 KB]

   ...that regrettable delay. 2 Background [3] The director of Company 1, Mr VL, instructed Law Firm 1 to act on the purchase of a commercial fishing vessel. Approximately two months later the boat was stolen, apparently by another party claiming ownership of the vessel. [4] Mr RG took steps in the District Court to remedy the situation and an agreement was reached about ownership. However Maritime New Zealand indicated that a High Court order was needed to amend the Registe...

8. OIA-121263.pdf [pdf, 807 KB]

   Legal Services Commissioner Justice Centre I 19 Aitken Street I DX SX10125 I Wellington T 04 918 8800 I F 04 918 8820 lsc@justice.govt.nz 7 July 2025 Ref: OIA 121263 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Waitangi Tribunal lawyers and consultants Thank you for your email of 10 April 2025 to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry), requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the amount paid to Waitangi Tribunal lawyers and consultants over the last five...

9. [2022] NZREADT 22 — QQ v REAA (CAC 1902) & NQ (25 October 2022) [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...not on any representation made by the vendor or by any person on the vendor’s behalf. The purchaser will raise no objection to, or requisition in respect of, the Property, its condition or any matters affecting the Property. [12] Disclosure forms notifying defects in the property were signed by prospective purchasers before bidding at the auction. Certain defects were disclosed. The bidders acknowledged having been: …told that there may be a leak in the upstairs bathroom fr...

10. Stryder v Accident Compensation Corporation (Interest on backdated weekly compensation) [2024] NZACC 124 (24 July 2024) [pdf, 184 KB]

    ...and that he was therefore entitled to backdated compensation for the period between 16 April 2014 to 11 October 2015.1 [7] In order to quantify the sum of Mr Stryder’s backdated weekly compensation, the Corporation drew on new and revised information. This included Mr Stryder’s reported earnings of $76,310.49 for the tax year ending 31 March 2014. [8] On 26 March 2021, the Corporation advised Mr Stryder that it had calculated his entitlement to backdated weekly compensa...