16 Mar 2015
MICHALIK v EARTHQUAKE COMMISSION (COSTS) [2015] NZHC 490
- Citation
- [2015] NZHC 490
- Court
- High Court
The Court held EQC adopted the correct depreciated replacement cost methodology to determine indemnity value under s19(b) and awarded EQC 75% of its scale costs plus full disbursements; EQC's Calderbank offer did not alter the costs outcome and the case did not justify departure from the usual costs rule as a test or public interest case.