3 Dec 2013
AUCKLAND COUNCIL v MARGARET ELLEN PALLISTER, WENDY JUNE PALLISTER AND JILLIAN MARY MENZIES (AS TRUSTEES OF THE MARGARET E PALLISTER FAMILY TRUST) [2013] NZHC 3207
- Citation
- [2013] NZHC 3207
- Court
- High Court
The Court refused the 50% uplift because the offer was made without firm instructions and allowed insufficient time for consideration; refused second counsel costs because issues were not sufficiently complex to warrant it; disallowed costs for the 23 July memorandum (it was prepared by respondents), for the 2 October memorandum (unnecessary request about judge allocation) and for the 19 November response (Council failed to notify filing), and awarded costs to the Council on a Category 2 Band B basis excluding those items.