13 Oct 2008
SURFING TARANAKI INCORPORATED V SURFING NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED HC DUN CIV 2007-412-001063
- Citation
- openlaw-31a8e672_d932_4c05_979a_83bfc0bc9861.pdf
- Court
- High Court
Because both parties contributed to unnecessary costs predominantly through extensive and largely irrelevant affidavit material and the litigation went off course from the start, the Court exercised broad‑brush discretion and held that rough justice required that costs lie where they fall rather than ordering costs in favour of either party.