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New Zealand Case Law

High court rules r 14.7(d)
  • 21 Jul 2014

    SHERMAN LTD v HARLOW [2014] NZHC 1697

    Citation
    [2014] NZHC 1697
    Court
    High Court

    The defendants' expert witness fees were disallowed because those fees were not reasonably necessary for determination of the issue on which the defendants ultimately succeeded on appeal and were primarily bound up with unsuccessful counterclaims; accordingly they are not recoverable as disbursements under r 14.12.

    • Disbursements
    • Expert witness fees
    • Counterclaim
    • High court rules r 14.12
    • High court rules r 14.7(d)
    • Costs fixing