17 Apr 2023
MOVEMENT v WAKA KOTAHI [2023] NZHC 809
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 809
- Court
- High Court
Waka Kotahi was awarded costs because the proceedings were complex and significant warranting category 3 classification, band C was appropriate for preparation of affidavits/listing/agreeing bundle and band B for other steps, second counsel was certified, disbursements were reasonable, and Movement's public interest arguments did not outweigh the presumption that costs follow the event given prior case law and the nature of the challenges.