26 Mar 2019
MITCHELL v MITCHELL [2019] NZHC 567
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 567
- Court
- High Court
The Court declined a 25% uplift and found the Assets Trust's claimed costs excessive; reduced allowances for case management attendance to 20% for one conference, adjusted affidavit preparation to one full day under Item 22, and declined additional complexity/preparation allowances, resulting in an award of $9,165.30 plus $1,593 disbursements; Mr Staite was held liable as a plaintiff because he participated in and supported opposition to the restraint application and raised objections only after adverse rulings.