Search Results

1. KD v BN Ltd [2024] NZDT 348 (23 May 2024) [pdf, 92 KB]

   ...from the company into her name. 2. In 2020 the vehicle was recalled to replace the balance shaft. Since that date the vehicle has been driven a further 78,205km so that it now has a total odometer reading of just over 100,000km. 3. In October 2023 KD took the vehicle to her local garage to have it serviced. They found an oil leak and advised that she return it to B Ltd. B Ltd conducted an assessment and quoted $2,599.55 to repair the rear main seal. KD considered a four year ol...

2. DQ v MD [2024] NZDT 47 (12 January 2024) [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...(Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 47 APPLICANT DQ RESPONDENT MD The Tribunal orders: [MD] is to pay the sum of $5,000.00 to DQ on or before 1 February 2024. Reasons: 1. In July 2023, DQ placed an order with MD, trading as LQ, for 79 custom hoodies to be worn at the [sporting event]. The parties agreed on a price of $65.00 each, and DQ paid the invoiced total of $5,135.00. However, the hoodies were not ready in time for t...

3. D Ltd v NN & LN [2024] NZDT 154 (10 April 2024) [pdf, 119 KB]

   ...remedy that. I also accept that it attempted to find a time for the plumber to come and repaint or repair the sealant but was unable to do so. 43. I say that in reliance on the evidence provided which shows that NN and LN sent an email on 5 July 2023 setting out their concerns with the finish to the bathroom. The text messages show that the painter was out of town for a week, and then that an attempt was made by the painter and D Ltd to contact LN, who was himself out of town....

4. WT v DE Ltd [2024] NZDT 168 (8 April 2024) [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...a clothing repair and alterations business from part of DE Ltd’s shop. WT also ran lessons at the shop. 4. In July 2020 WT drafted a basic written agreement detailing the arrangement. Both parties signed the agreement. 5. In November 2023, DE Ltd informed WT that the agreement was cancelled. 6. WT’s claim seeks compensation (loss of income and other costs/losses) on the grounds that the cancellation was unjustified and unlawful. 7. The hearing took place in [City] on...

5. NH v TC [2024] NZDT 175 (7 March 2024) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...(Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 175 APPLICANT NH RESPONDENT TC The Tribunal orders: 1. The application is dismissed. Reasons 2. NH and TC were flatmates between 11 March and 9 July 2023. TC was the head tenant, as it appears he held the lease in his name. The flatmate relationship was covered by flatmate agreement signed by NH on 11 March 2023. 3. A dispute has arisen between NH and TC relating to the bond paid...

6. KX v M Ltd [2024] NZDT 803 (17 September 2024) [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...APPLICANT KX RESPONDENT M Ltd The Tribunal orders: M Ltd is to pay $2892.05 to KX on or before 16 October 2024. Reasons 1. In 2022, KX acquired [a freezer] as part of a property purchase. The fridge stopped working on 25 December 2023 and a technician determined that there was a fault with the compressor that needed to be replaced. The fridge came with a 10-year parts warranty on the compressor. 2. KX contacted M Ltd and they confirmed that the fridge was irreparable...

7. B Ltd v QM [2024] NZDT 288 (8 May 2024) [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...(Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 288 APPLICANT B Ltd RESPONDENT QM The Tribunal orders: QM is to pay the sum of $3072.80 to B Ltd by no later than 26 May 2024. Reasons: 1. In July 2023 QM ordered a motorised roof louvre with zip track blinds from M Ltd . Two separate quotes were provided, one for the motorised louvre, the other for the zip track blind. A 50% deposit was paid on order. However on 8 September 2023, b...

8. XH v ND [2024] NZDT 300 (20 May 2024) [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...he is not liable. 9. I find that there is insufficient evidence to show a causative link between the truck using the driveway and the pipe leak. I make this finding for the following reasons: a. The driveway was used to relocate the house in May 2023. The water pipe leak came to the attention of the parties in or around 2 August 2023. b. The subsidence caused by the truck relocating the house occurred in a section of the driveway away from the leaks. c. XH’s plumbers report st...

9. CT & KT v BD [2024] NZDT 478 (12 June 2024) [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...APPLICANT CT APPLICANT KT RESPONDENT BD The Tribunal orders: BD’s application to apply out of time for a rehearing is declined. His application for a rehearing is dismissed. Reasons: 1) On 7 September 2023, the Tribunal made an order that BD pay KT and CT the sum of $4,299.85. The Tribunal found that, with respect to the issue the claim by CT and KT was about, there had been a breach of the Fair Trading Act 1986 by a company of which BD was a...

10. CU v EM & ors [2024] NZDT 272 (2 May 2024) [pdf, 102 KB]

    ...a 20’ shipping container. 5. Because CU purchased one container, the interest that he was supposed to earn from his investment was not due to be paid until the end of the investment. CU received regular statements from EM. 6. In October 2023 CU sent an email to EM stating that he wished to exercise the ‘buy back’ option. 7. He received some (limited) email communication from EM since October 2023. In March 2024 he received a phone call, apparently from a EM employee, but...