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1. U Ltd v KG Ltd [2024] NZDT 477 (6 June 2024) [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...communicated with him about the work. He had provided prices for the items of furniture as they would be if larger scale manufacturing were to proceed, and TU indicated that the project would go ahead. He provided a copy of an email, dated 28 August 2023, setting out those prices, which he had written in response to a message that TU had sent him on 23 August. Her message had included the statement that she wanted the Barstool prototype done first, as she had “already sold 8 of them”....

2. LQ v LE [2024] NZDT 590 (31 July 2024) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...(Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 590 APPLICANT LQ RESPONDENT LE The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons 1. LQ purchased a [vehicle] from LE in December 2023 after seeing the car advertised on Trade Me. He paid $9,700 after meeting LE and taking the car for a test drive, but within a few days of purchase a dashboard light came on – diagnosis initially showed 3 camshaft faults, and following mo...

3. SE & EE v UT & D Ltd [2024] NZDT 889 (13 December 2024) [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...Although D Ltd argued that no issues were identified during servicing of the caravan, I do not consider that to be determinative; g. D Ltd provided a photograph prior to the second hearing that it said showed there was no wear on the tyres in March 2023. However, it appears this photograph was of the left rear tyre, not the right and it was not able to locate an alternative photograph during the hearing; h. During the second hearing SE provided a photograph of the right rear tyre which...

4. ES & TS v HT & KT [2024] NZDT 257 (2 April 2024) [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...Payment is to be made by way of direct credit to account number [redacted]. Reasons: 1. The parties entered a sale and purchase agreement for the sale of ES and TS’s home at [address] to HT and KT. The sale was due to settle on Friday 3 November 2023. HT and KT were unable to settle on that day and the sale settled on Monday 7 November 2023. ES and TS claim $5392.38 under clause 5.12 and clause 11.0 of the agreement. a. HT and KT do not dispute that settlement did not occur on...

5. DN v B Ltd [2024] NZDT 248 (4 April 2024) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...in possession of DN and she is liable to B Ltd for $600.00 with immediate effect. 3. The remainder of the claim is dismissed. Reasons Introduction 1. DN purchased a second hand [fridge] with a three(3) month warranty from B Ltd in September 2023 for $600.00. She paid an additional $30.00 for delivery. 2. In November 2023, DN contacted B Ltd because the fridge was no longer cooling food and the freezer part appeared colder. B Ltd attended her address and made a repair. Shortly aft...

6. NG & DG v GI Ltd [2024] NZDT 213 (4 April 2024) [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...described as having “sharp clean lines”. However, said NG, when they were laid, the appearance in several places was, in some lines of bricks, wavy, or bowing. There were, in addition, other apparent defects. [3] NG obtained a report, dated 16 July 2023, from JT, a masonry assessor. JT identified a number of defects relating to weep holes, cuts, plumbness of bricks with walls, and staining. In his report, JT stated that repair of those defects would “correct brickwork to within tol...

7. MN v EX [2024] NZDT 68 (23 February 2024) [pdf, 102 KB]

   ...Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 68 APPLICANT MN RESPONDENT EX The Tribunal orders: EX is to pay MN the sum of $350.00 within 28 days of the date of this order. Reasons 1. On 7 July 2023, MN agreed to purchase from EX a [caravan] for $26,000.00 after seeing it advertised on [website]. The parties recorded their agreement in a written signed contract and MN paid a $1,000.00 deposit to EX. It was agreed that EX would deliver...

8. AA v BB [2024] NZDT 80 (26 February 2024) [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...$30,000.00 namely: a. $22,356.00, being a half share of the rental for the period October 2017 and Dec 2018; b. $20,540.00, being half share of an estimated $790.00 a week rent on a 4 bedroom house at [Address] for 52 weeks between July 2022 and July 2023. 4. BB did not attend the second hearing so his counterclaim is dismissed. 5. The issues to be determined are: a. Was there an enforceable contract, which was breached for: i. The car ii. The turntable; iii. Course...

9. Q Ltd v EZ [2024] NZDT 860 (30 October 2024) [pdf, 123 KB]

   ...Ltd RESPONDENT EZ The Tribunal orders: EZ is to pay Q Ltd the sum of $3,845.20 on or before 20 November 2024. The counterclaim is dismissed. Reasons: 1. EZ contacted Q Ltd for an urgent call out on 14 November 2023 after the sewage pump in his rental property overflowed and leaked into the neighbour’s property. Q Ltd attended the property and replaced the pump and the control panel. 2. EZ was issued with an invoice for $7,348.33 (invoice [1]) w...

10. XX v ND [2024] NZDT 749 (16 November 2024) [pdf, 100 KB]

    ...1. This claim involves ownership and payment claims about a [Car]. XX owned the Car and initially agreed to allow her daughter TX to use it, on the basis TX could own the Car if she paid $2,500.00 to XX in regular instalments. Sometime after mid-2023, XX became aware TX had passed the Car to ND, on the basis ND would continue to pay any remaining debt to XX. 2. XX later became aware ND had transferred ownership of the Car out of her name and into the name of a third party, suggesting...