29 Aug 2016
JOBX NEW ZEALAND LIMITED v UMBRELLAR LIMITED [2016] NZHC 2018
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 2018
- Court
- High Court
The application to set aside the statutory demand succeeded and costs were awarded to the applicant on a 2A basis with disbursements because there was a long-standing dispute, settlement negotiations had occurred, the respondent should have used other formal processes rather than relying on a statutory demand, and the parties agreed pre-litigation conduct could be considered, subject to counsel confirming scale does not exceed actual costs.