3 Nov 2022
P v THE DISTRICT COURT AT MANUKAU [2022] NZHC 2860
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 2860
- Court
- High Court
Applicant was entitled to costs as the successful party on judicial review; the second respondent (criminal defendant) should not bear costs because he was entitled to defend charges and to seek a stay and was not responsible for the Judge's legal error; the Attorney-General, having intervened and opposed the claim, is properly liable for costs, but a 20% reduction of the otherwise payable scale costs is appropriate because the Attorney-General acted reasonably and the matter involved public interest considerations.