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   ...cases can include disputes over business contracts or debts, or disputes between neighbours, or debt recovery. Court process Most cases start when a statement of claim is filed. Find out more about the process for cases brought to the civil court. Forms & fees The forms and fees required for civil cases. Disputes with someone in Australia New Zealand and Australia have an agreement to help make resolving civil disputes simpler, cheaper and more efficient when one party lives in the ot...

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2. [2015] NZEmpC 7 Alatipi v CE of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 280 KB]

   ...complaint [9] Prisoner X did not give evidence in the case but he was interviewed by Principal Corrections Officer, Ms Cheryl Chandler, on the day of the incident. Ms Chandler's record of the interview was typed up on a Corrections IR.07 Form 01 and signed off at 1350 hrs on 2 July 2011. Ms Chandler stated: … When we got to the Management unit [Prisoner X] gave me the following statement. On the 2nd July 2011 I [Prisoner X] was in HM 4 wing. At approximately 0835h...

3. Balatbat v Sparks [2016] NZIACDT 27 [pdf, 254 KB]

   ...adviser was involved in the process until a complete set of documents arrived from the Philippines, ready to lodge with Immigration New Zealand. Mr Sparks reviewed the documents, certified he had assisted the complainant with recording the information on the application, and filed the papers with Immigration New Zealand. [3] The regulation of licensed immigration advisers is unusual; there is a prohibition on unlicensed persons providing immigration services. Some persons, such...

4. [2021] NZACC v Jones (5 August 2021) [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...Jones to the Law Society affects this recall application. Notably, Mr Jones presented no evidence to show that he had asked for an extension of time for filing submissions to await the outcome of this complaint. There is no reference to any such request in the 2019 Leave Decision. In reality, Mr Jones had more than eight months to file his written submissions in support of his application for leave. When he did not do so, he cannot now complain that the Authority acted unreasonably...

5. Atkins v Corrections (Discovery) [2025] NZHRRT 42 [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...However, category F is somewhat distinct from categories C, D, H and L as it regards inherently system-level information regarding the defendant’s implementation of 8 the relief ordered by the High Court in December 2023.18 The discovery request in this category includes “reports to the Executive Leadership Team, the Chief Executive and the Minister of Corrections; and communications and directions to staff regarding how they should communicate with sentenced women affected...

6. HRRT Statement of Reply (Privacy) [pdf, 236 KB]

   ...for this reply. Please choose one and give the details.  Email  Postal address Email address __________________________________________________________________________ THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL Statement of Reply When to use this form Use this form if you are named as a defendant in a ‘Statement of Claim’ under section 98 of the Privacy Act 2020 and wish to file a ‘Statement of Reply’ in response to the allegations made against you. Completing this form •...

7. NQE v Tan [2013] NZIACDT 37 (13 June 2013) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...fortnightly. [31] Ms Tan’s first contact with the complainant was at a seminar he attended, which she conducted with Mr Mehta. The complainant was assessed for eligibility to migrate to New Zealand, and given a detailed fee structure. The complainant was requested to write out the details of the fees to ensure he fully understood. The fees are explained by three different people to ensure that there is no misunderstanding (once in English, and twice in the local language). [32] The c...

8. LU v C Ltd [2023] NZDT 182 (25 June 2023) [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...reasonable and in keeping with the price given? Was the price given by C Ltd a quote or an estimate? Was the price for the 140mm pine decking ($8,058.45) shown on the pricing document calculated incorrectly? 3. A legally binding contract is formed where both parties intend to contract on agreed terms. For a contract to be enforceable the terms of the contract need to be certain and clear. 4. The parties dispute whether the price given by C Ltd was a quote or an estimate. In addi...

9. Julian v Accident Compensation Corporation [2024] NZACC 115 (16 July 2024) [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...they would consider reopening his claim which was initially declined, as there is no real medical cause that we have identified for his symptoms and it was triggered by lifting and bending. [Emphasis added] [29] In July 2021, Dr Kennedy GP requested the Corporation to reconsider the claim since transverse myelitis had been discounted by a neurologist in May 2020. [30] In December 2021, Mr Singhal, Clinical Director, Burwood Spinal Unit, commented the diagnosis was a spinal...

10. [2015] NZEmpC 138 NZ Meat Workers Union Inc v South Pacific Meats Ltd and Talley [pdf, 415 KB]

    ...Ms Pidduck. This had two consequences. [3] The first was that when I asked Ms Pidduck whether there were indeed documents that would incriminate the defendants if disclosed, counsel could not respond without conferring with the defendants’ former solicitor. Until then, the Authority, the plaintiff’s counsel Mr Churchman, and the Court had assumed that there were such documents although this had not ever been confirmed by the defendants. On the hearing day, however, Ms Piddu...