4 Dec 2020
THE DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS v MCCORKINDALE [2020] NZHC 3197
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 3197
- Court
- High Court
The Court granted the respondent legal aid costs despite the public interest nature of the application, exercising discretion under r 14.7(e) to award costs but reduce them by 25% to reflect the public interest in Corrections bringing the application and the reasonable conduct of Corrections; the Court directed itemisation of claimed costs per Schedule 3, preliminarily allowed the original High Court costs figure, declined to order costs for the Court of Appeal proceeding (no jurisdiction identified), and gave preliminary indications on reductions to expert fees and specific deductions for th…