11 Mar 2020
MAO v GREEN LAND INVESTMENT LTD [2020] NZHC 475
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 475
- Court
- High Court
Because the plaintiff discontinued, she was liable for costs under r 15.23; an uplift was refused because the defendant did not provide evidence of actual costs exceeding the 2B scale, the defendant took only limited and non‑complex steps in the short period of the proceeding, and the statutory costs regime requires predictable and expeditious determination; accordingly the Court awarded 2B costs of $6,692 plus disbursements of $660 and declined any uplift.