27 Jul 2015
Costs were awarded to the plaintiff on a 2B basis but reduced by one‑third to reflect the respondents' success on the receivership issue; disbursements were awarded; certification for second counsel was refused as the matter was not sufficiently complex.
3 Oct 2012
Apply pre‑amendment rates for steps before 14 June 2012 and post‑amendment rates for steps after; no costs for withdrawn interlocutory application; deduct 0.6 days under Schedule 3 item 3.6 for defendant pleading to amended claim; no allowance for second counsel; no uplift for defendant's May 2012 offer under r14.6; reduce plaintiffs' costs by 25% for partial/limited success on several causes of action; allow limited disbursement for Mr Plummer's time as witness ($825) but disallow Body Corporate secretary administrative time and filing fees for unnecessary amendments; allow partial recovery…