24 Oct 2017
RULE v SIMPSON [2017] NZHC 2596
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 2596
- Court
- High Court
Costs awarded to plaintiff: preparation of submissions assessed on a 2C scale, other attendances on a 2B scale, with a 15% uplift overall because the defendants unnecessarily increased time and expense by pursuing largely meritless strike out arguments and an ill-conceived separate trial application; references to client care rules were inappropriate but did not materially affect costs assessment.