7 Nov 2023
NEW HEALTH NEW ZEALAND INC v MINISTER FOR COVID-19 RESPONSE [2023] NZHC 3132 [7 November 2023]
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 3132
- Court
- High Court
The Court refused to reduce or disallow costs on public interest grounds because the challenge was not of the character that affected significant fundamental rights and was a wide merits-based attack rather than a review on recognised grounds; however the Court allowed increased time band allowances for preparation and hearing steps (step 30 and step 32 totaling nine days, assessed at $21,510) and permitted the respondents' expert disbursements of $74,750 as reasonable and recoverable; overall costs awarded to respondents as claimed.