We acted for a landlord who had a dispute with tenants Nick Hoogwerf and Donna Miers in the Tenancy Tribunal. The Tenancy Tribunal found in a decision dated 8 February 2023 that the tenants had to pay the landlord $27,787.77.
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We act for Henry Wiraja who bought his first home in the Auckland suburb of Massey in February 2013, thinking because it was only about six months old and recently received its council code compliance certificate, it was unlikely to have any problems.
Read MoreMBI International or MFC Club (MFC) began operating in New Zealand around 2015. It has been promoted as an investment scheme via seminars and presentations, predominantly within the Chinese speaking community in Auckland.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has led to countless cancellations for bookings and reservations across the country and around the world, majorly affecting air travel, accommodation, venue hire and vehicle rentals among other sectors. While some businesses have offered refunds to consumers, others have…
Read MoreAbusive relationships are unfortunately a common experience for many New Zealanders. The end of an abusive relationship can bring together a number of different strands of the law. Family matters, criminal issues and relationship property may all be involved. These can be complicated to navigate and often…
Read MoreThe Evidence Act 2006 governs the admissibility of evidence in our courts, and governs the procedures that occur within. This Act has been the subject of review by the Law Commission and as such is set for amendment in the coming years. These changes will…
Read MoreThe current situation is negatively affecting cash flow and potentially the solvency for many tenants. Having a discussion with your landlord is recommended. Options may include…
Read MoreIn March 2015, a call went out to owners of leaky buildings in the Auckland area to become part of a possible class-action civil lawsuit to be brought against cladding manufacturers. The plaintiffs brought legal proceedings against several companies, lumped together as James Hardie…
Read MoreIn March 2017, residents of Yaldhurst, Christchurch took their concerns to health officials over the possible negative health effects of quarry dust emanating from a site 200m from their homes that had been operating since 1988 with a significant expansion in 2014. Dust samples analysed in an Australian lab detected that it consisted of 30% crystalline silica…
Read MoreAll told, in 2016, New Zealand consumed 540 tonnes of the fumigant, up from less than 100 tonnes in the 2000s. In raw numbers, we are number five in the world in terms of use of the gas. Seeing that other countries that still utilise this toxin are much larger than New Zealand, we are unsurprisingly the largest per capita offender…
Read MoreFollowing the deadly Grenfell Fire of last year, building standards and fire prevention methods have been called into question. New Zealand’s buildings have been the subject of scrutiny, to prevent such a fire happening here. The reviews of engineer, Tony Enright, and the Auckland Council have offered differing perspectives…
Read MoreSarah Ewe, 72, was receiving chemotherapy when Auckland House Buyers salesman Peter Lee visited her Mangere property. The sale price in the contract was $560,000.
Sarah challenged the sale and purchase contract and sought to cancel the agreement.
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