7 Aug 2020
OXYGEN AIR LIMITED v LG ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (Costs) [2020] NZHC 1863
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 1863
- Court
- High Court
Court awarded LG scale costs allocated as 2B for general interlocutory steps, 2C for extensive discovery (with additional days), trial costs assessed at Category 2 with second counsel; found a 50% uplift under r14.6(3) appropriate for conduct after 1 April 2018 because Oxygen pursued meritless arguments and refused a reasonable settlement; declined full contractual indemnity costs due to lack of detailed evidence and apportionment but applied a 10% contractual uplift; disallowed unsubstantiated disbursements; set interest on the counterclaim at Westpac CLR plus 2% p.a.; released security paid…