15 Jul 2021
HAWKINS v HAWKINS [2021] NZHC 1788
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 1788
- Court
- High Court
Summary judgment was dismissed because significant factual disputes and credibility/admissibility issues prevented the court from being satisfied the defendant met the high threshold required for a defendant's summary judgment; accordingly costs follow the event and the first defendant must pay the plaintiffs' costs on a 2B basis with allowance for second counsel and a single allocation for steps 24 and 25, but no uplift was awarded due to late evidence and mixed success on admissibility issues.