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Topic

Costs category 2b

Legal area

Court

30 Oct 2020

CFR LINE NZ LIMITED (trading as CFR LINE GROUP v JACANNA HOLDINGS LIMITED (trading as JACANNA CUSTOMS AND FREIGHT) [2020] NZHC 2852

Citation

[2020] NZHC 2852
Court

High Court

Powell J held that Rule 15.23 establishes entitlement to costs following discontinuance; Jacanna Holdings had taken recoverable preparatory steps despite limited filed documents; the matter was properly categorised as 2B and the claimed quantum was reasonable, so CFR must pay Jacanna Holdings costs of $3,585 plus disbursements as fixed by the Registry.
24 Jun 2016

BALLANTYNE TRUSTEES LIMITED v PAPPRILL HADFIELD & ALDOUS SOLICITORS NOMINEE COMPANY LIMITED [2016] NZHC 1392

Citation

[2016] NZHC 1392
Court

High Court

Applicants/plaintiffs were ordered to pay costs on a 2B basis to the first and second respondents/defendants. The court allowed full Item 24 (submissions) and Item 26 (appearance) for each separately represented respondent because separate representation was justified; allowed Item 25 (bundle preparation) only for the second respondents (who prepared the bundle); reduced the first respondent's copying/binding disbursement to $500 due to lack of supporting invoices; allowed the travel and accommodation disbursements for counsel based in Queenstown as reasonably incurred; and fixed total amount…