23 Jan 1997
Roydhouse v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation
- Citation
- [1997] NZACC 1
- Court
- District Court
Legal costs incurred to obtain compensation are collateral consequences of injury and are not "necessarily and directly resulting from the injury" under s 80 of the Accident Compensation Act 1982; the 1992 Act contains no provision permitting such costs, therefore the claim for legal costs fails and the appeal is dismissed.