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Topic

High court costs rules

Legal area

Court

26 Jun 2014

MURRELL v HAMILTON [2014] NZHC 1459

Citation

[2014] NZHC 1459
Court

High Court

Only one set of costs allowed; second defendant was not entitled to a full separate costs award except $1,500 for initial separate advice; indemnity and increased costs were refused because reliance on the Calderbank letter alone did not meet the requirements of rr 14.6 or 14.7; plaintiff's request for reduced costs for failure to keep trust records was not sustained; defendants awarded 2B scale costs of $28,500 plus $1,500 to the second defendant.
25 Oct 2007

KEIL V THOMPSON HC NAP CIV-2007-441-303

Citation

openlaw-5172edcf_7578_4439_806e_82cf4a36b014.pdf
Court

High Court

Neither party was the overall winner for costs purposes; although the appeal succeeded on several points (including that the 2005 driveway was an intentional encroachment and certain orders on compensation and costs were set aside), the parties succeeded to a similar extent on the most important issues (notably the garage vesting and jurisdiction questions), and therefore costs of the appeal lie where they fall; orders regarding compensation and the District Court costs award are remitted to the District Court for reconsideration.