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High court rules schedule 3 costs
  • 6 Oct 2023

    ANSIN v RAMAGE [2023] NZHC 2806

    Citation
    [2023] NZHC 2806
    Court
    High Court

    The court held that items claimed for case management and the telephone conference were recoverable on appeal because item 54 of Schedule 3 incorporates case management items (items 10–15) into appeals; the application to dismiss the appeal (necessitated by non-payment of security for costs) was recoverable under item 22 despite later discontinuance; the claim for preparing a filing in relation to counsel's withdrawal was disallowed because no responsive memoranda were filed by the respondent. Consequently the respondent was awarded reduced costs of $12,428 and the security for costs of $2,30…