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1. KC v Accident Compensation Corporation (Treatment Injury) [2022] NZACC 224 [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...March 2021 declining to cover for a treatment injury. [2] The appellant submits that she ought to be entitled to cover for a treatment injury because she suffered an injury because of treatment. [3] The Corporation’s position is that the claim does not meet the statutory criteria for cover of a treatment injury. Background [4] On 8 March 2019, an ACC injury claim form was filed for a sensitive claim said to relate to an event on 8 March 2014. The claim form indicated that...

2. QQ v S Ltd [2025] NZDT 29 (16 April 2025) [pdf, 133 KB]

   ...breached that contract? - Did the Respondent convert the Applicants Speedometer? - Is the Applicant entitled to claim $300 in compensation? 11. The relevant law is that of contract. A breach of contract arises when one party has failed to perform the obligations under the contract. In order to make a successful claim for breach of contract the Applicant in this case must prove that a term of the contract has been broken and that there is a financial loss suffered as a result of that b...

3. Form 27A Fixed Fees J [pdf, 292 KB]

   Templates V15 – July 2018 page 1 07/18 form 27a Legal aid file no. Tax Invoice Criminal Legal Aid Fixed Fees Schedule J Invoice date Invoice number GST number Lead provider’s ref. Charges/CRNs To: Legal Aid, DX Box Number City Name of aided person Name of lead provider Name of law firm Provider number Firm number Court type High Court Court of Appeal Parole Board Court location Details of cla...

4. WHT - Chair's directions for standard dwelling house claims [pdf, 190 KB]

   Weathertight Homes Tribunal – Chair’s Directions (Standard Dwellinghouse claims) August 2015 page 1 of 9 CHAIR’S DIRECTIONS (for Standard Dwellinghouse claims) 1. Introduction 1.1 These directions are effective from 21 September 2015 and are issued pursuant to s114 of the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006 (the Act). They set out the procedures which are to apply to applications for adjudication by the Weathertight Homes Tribunal for single dwellinghouse claims w...

5. Form 13 PDLA [pdf, 499 KB]

   Templates V12 – August 2017 page 1 08/17 form 13 Tax Invoice Invoice date Invoice number GST number Police Detention Legal Assistance Scheme (PDLA) To: Legal Aid, PO Box/DX City Name of PDLA lawyer Provider number Name of law firm Postal address Personal attendance If claiming for telephone attendance and visit, enter details on back Police Station (or other location attended) Name of assisted person Type of offence eg assault, EBA...

6. Goold [2011] NZWHT Auckland 42 [pdf, 90 KB]

   ...certificate until some time after the date of the final inspection. In such cases the reasons for the delay in issuing the CCC are relevant. Ultimately however a decision as to when a house is built is a matter of judgment based on all the information that is available to the decision maker. [10] Lang J also considered the effect of s43(1) of the Building Act 1991 which provides as follows: 43 Code compliance certificate (1) An owner shall as soon as practicable advi...

7. RM ND and DD v EQC & VERO Insurance New Zealand Ltd (substantive) [2022] CEIT-2019-0074 [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...[340] Introduction [1] The applicants are the trustees of the HT, a trust associated with Mr and Mrs D. In this decision, the applicants are referred to as “the Trust”. [2] The house, the subject of this claim, was insured with EQC and Vero Insurance New Zealand Limited (Vero). [3] The house was damaged in the September 2010 and February 2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence (CES) events. Claims to EQC and Vero were made by the Trust arising...

8. Cameron v Hastings District Council [pdf, 87 KB]

   ...the first respondent reducing the balance of their claim to $3,920.00 including GST. 2.4 Negligence and breach of contract was found against the second respondent in respect of installation of inadequate flashings and failure to meet the performance standards for weathertightness of the dwelling and he was ordered to pay the sum of $3,920.00. 2.5 Negligence was found in respect of the plumbing aspects of the installation of the gas cylinder penetration for which the plumber...

9. Wai 2180 Taihape inquiry newsletter 2 December 2015 [pdf, 822 KB]

   ...busy year for the Taihape inquiry! Research is progressing well and plans are now under way for hearings to commence in 2016. There is a lot of mahi ahead for claimants, lawyers, CFRT, and the Tribunal. This newsletter is designed to keep parties informed of inquiry progress and upcoming events in order to make our shared mahi easier. Nāku te rourou, nāu te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi! Please feel free to contact us with any questions you have. Our contact details are on page 9. Nāk...

10. UX v TT [2023] NZDT 151 (4 May 2023) [pdf, 131 KB]

    ...obliged to refund the Deposit to UX? (b) If so, is UX entitled to a remedy and is the amount claimed proved and reasonable? Is TT legally obliged to refund the Deposit to UX? 5. The law of contract applies. Once a legally enforceable contract is formed, the parties are bound by the terms they have agreed to, and those terms are enforceable by one party against the other. This means that if one party breaches a term of the contract, the other party may seek a remedy. 6. A deposit...