Fully funded arbitration and mediation services are now open for applications.
The New Zealand Disputes Resolution Centre, NZDRC, has been contracted by the Ministry of Justice to deliver fully funded arbitration and mediation services for eligible parties to commercial leases who are in dispute about the payment of rent and outgoings where the tenant has experienced a material loss of revenue during an Alert Level 3 or 4 lockdown period because of government restrictions put in place to combat COVID-19.
The only issue in dispute that may be referred to arbitration or mediation under the Scheme is the payment of rent and outgoings where the tenant has experienced a material loss of revenue during a Lockdown Period because of Government restrictions put in place to combat COVID-19.