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1. Andrews v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2025] NZACC 45 (10 March 2025) [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...[15] Meanwhile, Mr Andrews sought advice from Mr Boyle, Orthopaedic Surgeon. Mr Boyle filed an assessment report and treatment plan (ARTP) requesting surgery funding in January 2021. The ARTP referenced the March 2005 accident. [16] The surgery requested was considered by Dr Fong, Principal Clinical Advisor. On 4 February 2021, the Corporation approved surgery funding. At that stage, cover was updated to cover biceps tendinitis, a glenoid labrum tear, and a closed fracture of the...

2. FG Ltd v SB & ID Ltd [2023] NZDT 173 (7 June 2023) [pdf, 120 KB]

   ...previous days driving on that road he had not hit it. He rang and reported the incident. 10. ST said both respondents had a duty to maintain the roads or to warn motorists of potholes like this. 11. ST said he asked SB for months to give him information about its inspection of this stretch of road and it ignored him. Inspection reports were produced at the second hearing and indicate that stretch of road was the subject of an inspection 4 days earlier by ID Ltd. The report does not...

3. TN v K Ltd [2023] NZDT 649 (1 December 2023) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...that it is not proven that K Ltd failed to exercise reasonable care and skill when it carried out the re-build, and TN’s claim must be dismissed. Referee: Nicholas Blake Date: 1 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 reh...

4. QA v FI & II [2024] NZDT 231 (6 March 2024) [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...need to consider the question regarding whether $30,000.00 is a reasonable amount of compensation. 14. For the above reasons, the claim is dismissed. Referee: L Thompson Date: 6 March 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...

5. TT v JN [2024] NZDT 344 (15 May 2024) [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...have failed to prove that it is more likely than not that JN was driving without reasonable care and skill. 10. The claim by TT and J Ltd is therefore dismissed. Referee: K L Hoult Date: 15 May 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 r...

6. TI v UB [2025] NZDT 47 (31 March 2025) [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...Tribunal unless exceptional circumstances apply which do not apply on the facts of this case. No award is therefore made to reimburse TI for that cost. K Cowie Disputes Tribunal Referee 31 March 2025 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...

7. ID v G Ltd & Ors [2025] NZDT 160 (9 May 2025) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...on or before 30 May 2025. 2. R Ltd is to pay U Ltd $15,000.00 on or before 30 May 2025. Reasons 1. ID engaged G Ltd to paint the roof, fascia and garage door of her home. She also engaged F Ltd to supply and install a scaffold working platform and edge protection, for the painters. On 7 December 2022 a working platform and edge protection was installed by F Ltd. Between 8 and 12 December 2022 the painting work was completed by G Ltd. On 16 December 2022, the scaffold working pla...

8. Needham v Accident Compensation Corporation (Binding effect of review decision) [2023] NZACC 146 [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...cover for an infection following hip replacement surgery on 10 August 2012. The date of the treatment injury is 21 August 2014, which is the date that Mrs Needham sought treatment for the symptoms of the treatment injury. [7] In 2015, Mrs Needham requested ACC funded assistance for the boiler system at her home. In her letter of 20 July 2015, she said she was unable to lift the 20 kilogram bags of wood pellets up to chest height to load into the hopper. She said that the costs of...

9. [2021] NZREADT 55 – Lammas v Real Estate Agents Authority (6 December 2021) [pdf, 340 KB]

   ...Tribunal). The covering email stated that $30,000 was overdue and the failure to pay would result in legal proceedings. [21] The Lammases replied by email on the same day. They were referring correspondence from the Freears to the new agency. They requested a copy of the recording taken by Ms Freear of Mr Lammas while he was standing at the front door of his private property. 5 [22] Mr Freear responded by email on 24 December 2019. He said the matter was not with the n...

10. [2010] NZEmpC 113 Service and Food Workers Union & Ors v OCS Ltd [pdf, 79 KB]

    ...the second plaintiffs transferred to OCS as their new employer on the same terms and conditions of employment. So although the identity of the second plaintiffs’ employer changed as did their work, the terms and conditions under which they performed these duties have continued, at least for a short period. [3] The history of relevant events in this case is as follows. Before 1 July 2010, cleaning work at Massey’s sites in Albany, Palmerston North and Wellington was carried...