14 Feb 2022
A, B and C v D and E LIMITED AS TRUSTEES OF THE Z TRUST [2022] NZHC 173
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 173
- Court
- High Court
Defendants must pay plaintiffs' costs on a Category 2 basis with specific adjustments: commencement (Step 1) assessed at Band C but reduced by one day to nine days due to overlap with an unsuccessful claim; Steps 33 and 33B to be assessed as if the trial had taken three days; second counsel not certified; allowance for only one CMC memorandum; disallowance of claimed costs for the 12 February and 28 February 2021 memoranda; allowance for plaintiffs' memoranda responding to the defendants' Beddoe application.