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1. HK v UB Ltd [2024] NZDT 252 (28 March 2024) [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...1. After receiving a written quote from UB Ltd for $4,538.77, HK engaged UB Ltd to paint the windows on the front and sides of his house. HK paid a 50% deposit of $2,269.39 as requested before work started. The work was carried out in July/August 2023. 2. At the end of the job, HK received an Invoice for $5,035.13, being $7,304.52 minus the deposit of $2,269.39. HK paid another $2,269.39, being the remainder of the original quoted amount and disputed the remainder. HK also raised wor...

2. IM v KL & B Ltd [2024] NZDT 867 (10 December 2024) [pdf, 154 KB]

   ...Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 867 APPLICANT IM FIRST RESPONDENT KL SECOND RESPONDENT B Ltd The Tribunal orders: 1. B Ltd and KL are to pay IM $9,500.00 by 7 January 2025. Reasons: 1. In 2023, B Ltd built a carport pergola for IM. She says the carport was not built with reasonable care and skill and was not fit for purpose. She says it has to be removed, and she seeks reimbursement of the $10,000.00 she paid. She also clai...

3. NG & OG v JS [2024] NZDT 33 (18 January 2024) [pdf, 151 KB]

   ...APPLICANT NG SECOND APPLICANT OG RESPONDENT JS The Tribunal orders: The claim by NG and OG against JS is dismissed. REASONS 1. The Respondent, JS, advertised for sale through [online] a [Caravan]. 2. On 6 August 2023, the Applicants, NG and OG, viewed the Caravan and purchased it from JS for a purchase price $45,500.00. 3. NG and OG intended to live in the Caravan. Soon after purchase, they found that the Caravan was leaking. They paid [Caravan...

4. BM v CT [2024] NZDT 620 (10 July 2024) [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...by J Ltd to M Ltd over the years was $13,500.00. There was a dispute about the fees charged by M Ltd and the work done for J Ltd. This was the subject of a complaint to the Professional Conduct Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 2023. The complaint was rejected, although it was noted that there remained a fee dispute which would be better dealt with in the civil courts. In May 2024 J Ltd paid the remaining outstanding fees were paid in full, but under protest, in an ef...

5. BE v D Ltd & DO Ltd [2024] NZDT 230 (25 March 2024) [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...(“FTA”) by engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct through unfair trading practices. 3. The claim form records BE’s claim as $29,428.00, however this sum was amended to $29,427.00. BE further amended components of his claim in September 2023 to show this sum is made up of: a. $12,000.00, for BE’s time dealing with breach of the contract and the CCLA,; b. $10,000.00, for distress and pain dealing with breach of the contract and the CCLA,; c. $426.00, the value of the S...

6. KT Ltd v TL [2024] NZDT 766 (19 November 2024) [pdf, 85 KB]

   ...RESPONDENT TL The Tribunal orders: TL is to pay the sum of $18,268.00 to KT Ltd on or before Tuesday 10 December 2024. Reasons: 1. KT Ltd was engaged by TL to do plastering work at [address]. The work was completed in November 2023, and K Ltd now seeks payment of $18,268.00. 2. TL admits owing the money, but claims that his ex-wife has frozen his bank accounts, rendering him unable to pay. He submits that the Tribunal has no jurisdiction to make an order against him g...

7. SN v ZX [2024] NZDT 313 (24 May 2024) [pdf, 85 KB]

   ...TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 313 APPLICANT SN RESPONDENT ZX The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons: 1. ZX, a barrister and solicitor, engaged SN as an independent contractor for data entry work in June and July 2023. SN filed a claim against ZX for $360.84, comprising unpaid sums of $45.40 and $20.44, together with interest, damages for time pursuing payment, and the Tribunal filing fee. The unpaid sums have since been paid, so SN now wishes to cla...

8. D Ltd v NM [2024] NZDT 268 (3 April 2024) [pdf, 122 KB]

   ...Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 268 APPLICANT D Ltd RESPONDENT NM The Tribunal orders: NM is to pay to D Ltd the amount of $1,153.05. Payment is to be made on or before 10 May 2024. Reasons 1. In May 2023 the applicant, D Ltd accepted a request to carry out a specialized cleaning job on NM’s home. The work was completed and invoiced for $3,153.05. A payment was made to D Ltd for $2,000.00. A balance of $1,153.05 was unpaid and disputed as b...

9. J Ltd v TQ [2024] NZDT 34 (15 February 2024) [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...NZDT 34 APPLICANT J Ltd RESPONDENT TQ The Tribunal orders: TQ is to pay the sum of $983.25 to J Ltd by no later than 8 March 2024. Reasons: 1. J Ltd claim a man, now known to be TQ, entered their premises on 8 November 2023 and purported to be interested in buying a car. When TQ asked to test drive [car 1], he presented a drivers licence in the name of CE as identification. J Ltd then let TQ drive, with the salesperson accompanying him. However when TQ at...

10. GC v U New Zealand [2024] NZDT 280 (17 May 2024) [pdf, 198 KB]

    ...(Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 280 APPLICANT GC RESPONDENT U New Zealand The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons: 1. GC purchased a new [electric vehicle] in late 2022. In 2023, after the vehicle had done 27,000 kms, GC discovered a puncture in the back left tyre. As a large stone had penetrated the tyre, it could not be repaired. U New Zealand fitted a new tyre, however GC was required to pay $596.85....