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New Zealand Case Law

High court rules scaling

  • 28 Oct 2008

    TRAUTVETTER V MCDONALD & ORS HC AK CIV 2007-404-007990

    Citation
    openlaw-ef312ab5_b86e_4dd4_9656_cf68485f15d2.pdf
    Court
    High Court

    The Judge exercised discretion under the High Court Rules, treated the chambers appearance and required memoranda by analogy to Third Schedule items as equating to a quarter‑day appearance (combined to a half‑day), applied Appendix 2 scales and awarded $800 to the plaintiff for the s100 ruling while reserving other memoranda and conference costs as costs in the cause.

    • Costs award
    • Interlocutory application
    • Section 100 judicature act 1908
    • High court rules scaling

  • 31 Mar 2008

    ORAKA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED AND ORS V GEOSTEL VISION LIMITED AND ORS HC AK CIV 2005-419-000809

    Citation
    openlaw-5b21c8d4_ddb4_407d_a243_325e3a18d06f.pdf
    Court
    High Court

    The plaintiffs, having failed in the interlocutory applications, were ordered to pay fixed costs to the defendants calculated on a Category 2 Band B basis: $5,760 to the first and second defendants (security for costs), $5,760 to the third defendant (security for costs), and $4,320 to the third defendant for particulars and attendance/examination applications; those cost orders are stayed until the trial concludes or the proceeding is otherwise determined, with leave reserved to lift the stay if the trial is adjourned and costs of further sealing/conferences reserved to the Registrar.

    • Costs awards
    • Stay of costs
    • Interlocutory applications
    • Particulars of claim
    • Witness attendance and cross-examination
    • High court rules scaling