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1. BI v ID [2024] NZDT 806 (13 September 2024) [pdf, 113 KB]

   ...ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 806 APPLICANT BI RESPONDENT ID The Tribunal orders: 1. ID is to pay BI the sum of $12,368.98.00 in full, on or before 5pm Monday 21 October 2024. Reasons: 2. BI said that in May 2023, he was driving along [Street] in [Suburb] heading towards the city with his friend S, when ID who was driving a white van along BI’s inside lane, suddenly did a u-turn right in front of him and collided into BI’s vehicle causing so...

2. LG & G Ltd v QN & IM [2024] NZDT 841 (9 December 2024) [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...The Tribunal orders: 1. LG is struck out as the Applicant and replaced with G Ltd. The contact details for the Applicant remain the same. 2. The claim by G Ltd against QN and IM is dismissed. REASONS 1. During November and December 2023, the Applicant, G Ltd (“the Company”), completed electrical work for the Respondents, QN and IM (together referred to as “the Respondents”). The work involved electrical work during the fit-out of the Respondents’ place of business...

3. [2025] NZEmpC 60 Courage & Ors-Pilgrim & Ors v Attorney-General & Ors [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...residents of Gloriavale, those are not the sort of interests which usually weigh in favour of the grant of leave. [17] Overall the factor is neutral. 5 Courage v Attorney-General [2022] NZEmpC 77, (2022) 18 NZELR 746; Pilgrim v Attorney- General [2023] NZEmpC 105, [2023] ERNZ 454. 6 Employment Relations Act 2000, s 6(6). Are there any novel or important issues, and is there any public interest? [18] It is submitted that the issue on the proposed appeal is novel (as i...

4. TK v UU and ors [2024] NZDT 286 (16 February 2024) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 286 APPLICANT TK FIRST RESPONDENT UU SECOND RESPONDENT QN THIRD RESPONDENT HX FOURTH RESPONDENT CT The Tribunal orders: UU is to pay TK $5,000.00 on or before 8 March 2023. Reasons 1. TK and UU live on neighbouring farms. TK operates a high-end deer velvet breeding operation. On 23 March 2023, TK was on his farm and noticed that some of his deer had strayed onto UU’s farm. He went over to visit UU...

5. Otago Standards Committee v Elder [2024] NZLCDT 30 (30 September 2024) [pdf, 91 KB]

   ...by her client. That involved simple documentation of a resolution, resignation, share transfer and registration of those documents. [8] The executed agreement and company documents were not provided to the other party’s lawyer until 3 March 2023, almost two years after the documents had been returned to Ms Elder, and that only occurred after Ms Elder was advised that a complaint had been made against her to the New Zealand Law Society. [9] The firm acting for the other party...

6. OH v T Ltd & Ors [2024] NZDT 570 (10 July 2024) [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...August 2024. Reasons: 1. OH planned to renovate his home and engaged T Consultants to perform a pre-demolition survey. The survey confirmed the presence of asbestos in the property, T Ltd were engaged by OH to remove the asbestos in April 2023. 2. As a prerequisite of any asbestos removal OH had to appoint an independent assessor, he engaged ST of M Ltd to undertake the inspection of the whole removal process and sign off the job for clearance and safe reoccupation. 3. OH...

7. MT v IN [2024] NZDT 507 (25 June 2024) [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...existing fence across some of its length, and caused additional water flow onto her property. She approached IN about paying for a replacement fence in this location. 3. As the parties did not agree, MT issued a fencing notice on 14 November 2023, proposing that IN pay 100% of the $6154.80 cost (based on a June 2023 quotation) of a new fence and retaining wall for four metres of their shared boundary. IN responded with a cross-notice in which she denied all liability for the propos...

8. GI v D Ltd [2024] NZDT 452 (27 June 2024) [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...to GI $ 95.00 2. The claim by GI for compensation of $1,605.00 is dismissed. 3. The claim by D Ltd for compensation of $736.28 for rent is dismissed. Reasons 1. GI entered into an agreement to rent a cabin from D Ltd on 30 December 2023. He paid a deposit of $300.00 and the rental was $95.00 per week. On 29 February 2024 GI advised D Ltd that he wanted to return the cabin due to financial hardship. The cabin was collected on 13 March 2024. After the cabin was returned GI...

9. [2024] NZREADT 42 - KD v CAC 2204 & XZ (31 October 2024) [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...statement (1 March 2019) showed the price to be $717,000 (with “NIL” GST).4 The attached tax invoice (1 March 2019) showed a “Sale price exclusive of GST” of $717,000 and referred to zero rated GST.5 Complaint to agency [8] On 1 July 2023, the purchaser made a complaint to the agency against the licensee. He said the chattels on the purchase were GST inclusive, but when the agreement was written up, the GST was not deducted from the sale price. On receiving the docu...

10. UC & SM v BC [2024] NZDT 445 (9 May 2024) [pdf, 207 KB]

    ...details before 2 June 2024, BC is not required to pay the $216.00 to them. Reasons 1. UC and SM were booked to travel with BC, with one of the legs of their journey being [City 1, Country 1] to [City 2, Country 2] leaving [City 1] on 2 November 2023 at 21:20. This flight was delayed due to a hydraulic leak being discovered on the landing gear of the aircraft and due to overnight curfew restrictions at [City 1] airport. The flight was rescheduled to 3 November 2023 at 15:00, a delay...