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1. WU v QW [2024] NZDT 275 (13 May 2024) [pdf, 99 KB]

   ...her, they would have taken MN back and refunded the $600.00 paid for him. 10. In hindsight, QW’s statement that MN was returned, and a refund given was likely the best option but that is not what occurred. WU had the vet check MN on 6 December 2023 and on the same day had the vet attempt to desex him. WU claims $891.70 for this vet service. Subsequently on 14 December 2023 and then 7 February 2024 the vet returned to check and treat the three cows for pregnancy. WU claims $240.90 for...

2. SB v QD [2024] NZDT 91 (26 February 2024) [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...sale by him would not attract the commission fee. 6. SB claimed he had set up an exhibition for QD and that QD had promised that the paintings then in the gallery and particularly [The painting] were to remain in the exhibition until 21 March 2023, when the exhibition was due to end. However, QD denied there was any exhibition. He claimed that the only preparation was that a couple of paintings including [The painting] had been moved to a different wall, but that there was no promoti...

3. [2024] NZEnvC 220 Arapawaiti Joint Venture v Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga [pdf, 137 KB]

   ...AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA Decision No. [2024] NZEnvC 220 IN THE MATTER of an appeal under s 58(2)(c) of the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 BETWEEN ARAPĀWAITI JOINT VENTURE (ENV-2023-WLG-000016) Appellant AND HERITAGE NEW ZEALAND POUHERE TAONGA Respondent Court: Environment Judge L J Semple sitting alone under s 279 of the Resource Management Act 1991 Hearing: In chambers at Wellington Last case event: 30...

4. [2025] NZEmpC 80  AJY v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 162 KB]

   ...On the papers Appearances: JA Hope, counsel for AJY E Coats and A Codlin, counsel for Department of Corrections Judgment: 15 April 2025 JUDGMENT (NO 2) OF JUDGE KATHRYN BECK [1] In its decision dated 3 October 2023, the Court found that AJY, an employee of the Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections (Corrections), was unjustifiably dismissed and unjustifiably disadvantaged.1 The Court awarded various remedies to AJY and stated that if the...

5. KC & LC v BD [2024] NZDT 335 (16 May 2024) [pdf, 140 KB]

   ...DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 335 APPLICANT KC APPLICANT LC RESPONDENT BD The Tribunal orders: BD is to pay KC and LC (jointly) $350.00 on or before 14 June 2024. Reasons: 1. LC, KC and BD were flatmates during 2023. At the end of December BD gave each of LC and KC 14 days written notice to end the arrangement. The next day there was an incident after which LC and KC left the property permanently. They seek an order that BD is liable to pay them $1,43...

6. EI & MQ v M Ltd [2024] NZDT 485 (19 June 2024) [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...remainder of the claim is dismissed. Reasons Introduction 1. EI and MQ purchased a [Queen mattress], split queen base, a mattress protector, [brand] silk pillow including delivery and installation (‘the bed package’) for $6,000.00 in September 2023 from M Ltd. The bed package was delivered on 17 October 2023 and by the 27 October 2023 EI and MQ observed stains on the base, rips and worn areas on the mattress. M Ltd agreed to provide a complete replacement of the bed package. 2....

7. NE & TE v SS [2024] NZDT 586 (6 September 2024) [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...pay W Ltd the total sum of $4,518.17 on or before Friday 27 September 2024. From this sum, W Ltd is to pay the Applicants the $500.00 insurance excess. Reasons: 1. NE who also represented his wife TE at the hearing, claims that on 14 November 2023, SS threw a bucket of yellow paint onto their property causing damage. NE and SE (the Applicants) and their insurer W Ltd claim $4,518.17 from SS, comprising: $4000.00 insured costs and the $500.00 excess the Applicants paid. 2. The...

8. SU v KU [2024] NZDT 596 (10 September 2024) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...table being returned to SU, that he has been allowed to use it since he went flatting in September 2017 and that he was given the table by his parents in April 2022. SU’s former wife and KU’s mother, CU stated in a text message sent on 6 June 2023 that the table was gifted to KU in April 2022 upon her separation with SU. 7. As the applicant, SU is required to prove his case on the balance of probabilities. In this case that means that he is required to show that it is more like...

9. Q Ltd v SN & TT [2024] NZDT 628 (19 August 2024) [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...proceed. […] The fee is usually based on the aforementioned hourly rate and hours of work but generally not more than $1,600 each. 3. BS submitted home loan applications on behalf of SN and TT. 4. [Bank] made a home loan offer on 24 July 2023. The [Bank] offer was made on a maximum loan to value ratio (LVR) of 70%, on the grounds that TT was on a work visa. 5. SN and TT did not accept the [Bank] offer. They ceased using BS, and went with another insurance broker. 6. Q Ltd...

10. Pricing policy for expert witnesses

    ...set out below. Ministry of Justice pricing policy for expert witnesses Purpose 1. This policy documents the rates and fees for expert witnesses in Aotearoa/New Zealand pursuant to the Witnesses and Interpreter Fees, Allowances, and Expenses Regulations 2023 (“the Regulations”). The policy applies to expert witnesses in: any criminal proceedings to which the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 applies; any civil proceedings before the District Court or Senior Courts; any other proceedings under a...

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