25 Jul 2023
SENIO HOLDNGS LTD v EVERGREEN HOMES & CONSTRUCTION LTD (COSTS) [2023] NZHC 1944
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 1944
- Court
- High Court
The Court disallowed discrete allowances for the one‑page case management memorandum, for a separate bundle of authorities under step 41, and for a second allowance for short reply submissions and chronology because those items were trivial or covered by other steps; the Court refused a 50% uplift because respondent's arguments, while unsuccessful or unwise, were not abusive or so unmeritorious as to warrant increased costs. Senio was awarded costs on a 2B scale totalling NZD 10,994 and disbursements NZD 1,242.