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1. M Ltd v KQ [2024] NZDT 846 (25 November 2024) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...this proceeding. 6. Accordingly the applicant progressed the claim against KQ, submitting that he was personally liable as a consequence of: a) directors liability; and b) misleading and deceptive conduct in trade. Background 7. In 2023, the applicant contracted C Ltd to build (including instructing relevant sub- contractors) a minor rear dwelling (“the contract”). CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 5 8. It was a full turnkey build, from start to finish for a fixed...

2. NL v XS [2024] NZDT 320 (29 April 2024) [pdf, 82 KB]

   ...their service. At that time the Disputes Tribunal believed that a Standards Committee was not a Tribunal for the purposes of s 17 of our Act (that section prevents a claim from coming to us if it has been heard by another Tribunal). However, on 4 July 2023 the High Court heard a case between solicitor and client that had originated in the Disputes Tribunal. The High Court issued a decision on 13 July 2023 and determined that a Standards Committee of the Law Society is a Tribunal, and that...

3. LE v BI [2024] NZDT 31 (2 February 2024) [pdf, 139 KB]

   ...the baby carrier from LE, at his expense, on or before Friday, 15 March 2024. If BI fails to collect the baby carrier from LE by that date, it will become the property of LE and she may dispose of it as she sees fit. REASONS 1. On 16 August 2023, the Applicant, LE, purchased [a baby carrier product] (“the Baby Carrier”) from the Respondent, BI for $180.00. The purchase was made through [online]. 2. LE brings a claim against BI seeking damages of $180.00, being a refund of the...

4. CK v HC & KD [2024] NZDT 537 (11 June 2024) [pdf, 169 KB]

   ...TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 537 APPLICANT CK APPLICANT HC RESPONDENT KD The Tribunal orders: 1. KD is to pay CK and HC $9,500.00 Reasons: 1. CK and HC purchased their pet purebred [dog] OP from KD on the 22 January 2023 for $4,500.00. 2. On or about 31 December 2023 OP became lame and was taken to the vets. OP has since been diagnosed with both hip and elbow dysplasia. 3. CK and HC are claiming $15,114.17 from KD being the refund of the purchase p...

5. B Ltd v Council [2024] NZDT 709 (2 July 2024) [pdf, 151 KB]

   ...DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 709 APPLICANT B Ltd RESPONDENT Council The Tribunal orders: 1. Council is to pay B Ltd $1,000.00 by 14 September 2024 for the damage caused to the fence by a dead tree falling on the fence in February 2023. Reasons: 1. B Ltd own a property at [Town]. A corner of its boundary neighbours a triangle stands of trees. The trees are on land owned by Council as part of a road. 2. Council claim that [Transport Agency] have the responsibilit...

6. AF & SF v JM [2024] NZDT 122 (8 April 2024) [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 122 APPLICANT AF APPLICANT SF RESPONDENT JM The Tribunal orders: The claim is struck out. Reasons 1. This claim arises from AF and SF paying JM the amount of $5,846.02 in August 2023, as a deposit for roofing work. No work on their roof was done by JM and neither has he repaid the deposit. 2. The current claim was filed on 17 January 2024. On 18 January 2024 JM was adjudicated bankrupt. 3. The Insolvency Act 2...

7. TN v KI & QI [2025] NZDT 62 (25 February 2025) [pdf, 141 KB]

   ...as a respectful token of gratitude, the gift should be of an appropriate value to avoid offending the receiver. (e) I note that KI acknowledged that a further payment was required. That is, she stated in an email to the Applicant dated 31 December 2023 that: “I haven’t paid yet, honestly forgot all about it. I’ll get it paid asap.“. She says that she suffered a concussion in January 2023 time and is still not right, and did not realise what she was saying in the email of 31 Decem...

8. DH v FI [2024] NZDT 555 (23 July 2024) [pdf, 85 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 2 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 555 APPLICANT DH RESPONDENT FI The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons: 1. In November 2023, DH loaned $2,600.00 bond money for a tenancy entered into by her son EI and his partner FI. 2. The tenancy only lasted for a short time, from 26 November 2023 to 11 February 2024. The landlord refunded the bond equally between...

9. DC v F Ltd [2024] NZDT 247 (7 March 2024) [pdf, 122 KB]

   ...reasonably been picked up in February 2018. This is due to a lack of reasonable evidence that the leak was evident at that time. None of the building professionals who gave evidence (MN of S Ltd, DH of TD or HB of HC) who saw the house in late 2022/early 2023 were able to say that it was more likely than not that the damage beneath the shower would have been there in February 2018. DC has therefore not provided sufficient evidence to meet the standard of proof that she needed to in order t...

10. EW v KR & K Ltd [2024] NZDT 319 (29 April 2024) [pdf, 91 KB]

    ...1. The claim against KR is dismissed because EW did not contract with him. Was the Inverter of acceptable quality? 2. EW purchased a 4000W-24v inverter (the Inverter) from K Ltd on 23 December 2020 for $821 including postage. In May 2023 the Inverter alarmed. Initially the alarm was able to be stopped by turning off the power but by October 2023 the alarm stayed on whenever there was power to the Inverter. The alarm code indicated that it was overheating. KR, representing K L...