3 Sept 2019
KINNEY v PARDINGTON [2019] NZHC 2196
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 2196
- Court
- High Court
Plaintiff was successful on the substantive Family Protection claim (awarded 70% of the net estate) and is entitled to party costs; costs are to be awarded on a schedule 2B basis (no uplift), payable from the estate; most administration costs are recoverable from the estate but 20% of executors' post-August 2016 costs (amounting to $9,580.00) are disallowed against the estate and are to be borne personally by the executors due to unreasonable delay/disclosure conduct.