New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Costs allocation and categorisation

Legal area

Court

6 Aug 2018

WILLIAMS v SCOTT [2018] NZHC 1979

Citation

[2018] NZFLR 570
Court

High Court

Ms Scott was the overall successful party in relation to the substantive appeal in the High Court in light of the Supreme Court outcome and is entitled to costs on a Category 3 basis subject to a 15% reduction to reflect significant issues on which Mr Williams succeeded in this Court; Mr Williams is entitled to costs for the cross-appeal on a Category 3 basis; increased costs were declined because appellate challenges were contestable and not unreasonably pursued; no GST uplift was awarded because costs awards are GST neutral; specific banding and disbursement directions were set for both sub…
3 May 2011

TRUSTEES EXECUTORS LIMITED V QBE INSURANCE (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED HC AK CIV 2009-404-1165

Citation

openlaw-cb4ee2b5_9b4b_4d7b_8fe6_d6d646f93337.pdf
Court

High Court

Award costs to defendant on a category 3, 3B basis because the matter was complex and involved difficult issues of policy interpretation and causation; decline to reduce defendant's costs for its unsuccessful challenge to the declaratory procedure because the issue occupied a short part of the hearing and did not significantly increase costs; order that costs and disbursements related to the application to exclude Mr Anderson's affidavit lie where they fall, and reduce the defendant's recoverable costs accordingly.