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1. Defending a proceeding in the High Court

   ...associated fee through  File and Pay. This section outlines how you can defend the following types of proceeding in the High Court: Defending a general civil proceeding - someone wants to recover money or settle a dispute Defending an originating application Defending a civil appeal - someone has asked a senior court to reconsider a judge's decision Defending a bankruptcy notice - someone has applied to have you declared insolvent or unable to pay your debts Defending...

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2. [2011] NZEmpC 57 Wade v Hume Pack-N-Cool Ltd [pdf, 113 KB]

   ...NZEmpC 57 [27 May 2011] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2011] NZEmpC 57 ARC 74/07 IN THE MATTER OF an application to reinstate a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN ERROL WADE Applicant AND HUME PACK-N-COOL LIMITED Respondent Hearing: By memoranda of submissions filed on 20 July, 12 August, 15 and 22 October 2010 Counsel: Mark Donovan, counsel for applicant Kim Stretton, counsel for respondent...

3. L Ltd v I Ltd [2023] NZDT 197 (19 May 2023) [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...due to the urgency with which L Ltd wanted the job to be booked and undertaken – either party could CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 3 have waited until access to the site was available to determine whether or not the contract could be performed. As I do not regard the 50% part-payment as a deposit, and because a deposit is usually in the vicinity of 10% of the contract price, I consider a 10% deposit equivalent a reasonable amount to be retained by I Ltd. 8. I note that L Lt...

4. BQ BQB v YJ Ltd [2015] NZDT 799 (1 June 2015) [pdf, 161 KB]

   ...assignee to demand rights more properly characterised as personal between the original insured and the insurer. [6] In considering any issues of interpretation in deeds or insurance policies the wording actually used must be considered. [7] The Applicants have explained that they consider the deed of assignment was comprehensive and have pointed to the wording used stating the assignment was of “all the Vendors’ rights, interests and title to the Claims and the resulting procee...

5. [2018] NZSSAA 12 (28 February 2018) [pdf, 158 KB]

   ...WINZ seeking a Special Needs Grant (SNG). An email sent at 10.45 a.m from the Area Manager to other offices states that XXXX clients will be seen at XXXX, and other clients of the Ministry will be referred to other offices. The appellant’s application was not accepted and she was told to attend her ‘home office’ in XXXX because it was nearer to where she lived. It appears that the staff at the XXXX office considered they had more clients than they could manage at the time...

6. Bridson v Griffin [pdf, 29 KB]

   ...settlement with the claimant and that, because the other respondents have now reached a settlement with the claimant, they have no cross-claim against him and pursuant to s34 of the Act I therefore ORDER that he be struck out as a respondent. 2. Request to Record Settlement in Form of Determination 2.1 The terms of that settlement agreement between the claimant and the first and second respondents were discussed and presented to me and I was asked by all parties to record the...

7. KM v IA & KA [2023] NZDT 787 (1 December 2023) [pdf, 184 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 3 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2023] NZDT 787 APPLICANT KM RESPONDENT IA SECOND RESPONDENT KA THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT RESPONDENT AF Ltd The Tribunal orders: 1. IA and KA, jointly and severally, are to pay the sum of $15,000.00 to KM on or before 14 December 2023. 2. The claim against AF Ltd is dismissed. Reasons: 1. This amended order corrects the mo...

8. GB v R Ltd [2021] NZDT 1653 (4 November 2021) [pdf, 174 KB]

   (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2021] NZDT 1653 APPLICANT GB RESPONDENT R Ltd The Tribunal orders: 1. The claim is struck out. Reasons: 1. In August 2019 GB and her partner flew from New Zealand to [City A] (via [City B]) on flights operated by R Ltd (R Ltd). GB says that on her flight from [City B] to [City A], while she was asleep, a food trolley hit her foot causing an injury to her foot. GB

9. CEIT Practice Notes 2022 [pdf, 460 KB]

   ...Notes 2022 1 | P a g e Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Chapter 1 - Commencing Claims ......................................................................................................... 3 Applications ..........................................................................................................................

10. LN v TD Ltd [2020] NZDT 1466 (13 March 2020) [pdf, 193 KB]

    CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 3 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2020] NZDT 1466 APPLICANT LN RESPONDENT TD Ltd The Tribunal hereby orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons: 1. In November 2018 LN purchased a sofa bed from TD Ltd. The estimated delivery date was January 2019. There were delays in the supply of the bed and on 11 July 2019 LN cancelled the contract and requested a refund. On 16 Ju...