25 Sept 2020
GASKIN v STARK [2020] NZHC 2519
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 2519
- Court
- High Court
The plaintiffs were put on notice by the fourth defendant's solicitors and failed to investigate or accept documentary evidence showing the correct corporate entity was Mead Stark Ltd; because the plaintiffs pursued an argument that lacked merit and failed without reasonable justification to accept the facts, the fourth defendant was entitled to costs on the interlocutory application on a 2B basis with a 50% uplift for the unreasonable conduct and separate 2A costs for preparation of submissions on costs; it was inappropriate to treat the interlocutory application as if it were an originating…