2 Sept 2020
TONISE v WOODROFFE LAW PARTNERSHIP [2020] NZHC 2277
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 2277
- Court
- High Court
No order for costs was made because the Court was not satisfied there were exceptional circumstances under s45 Legal Services Act 2011; the appellant did not unreasonably pursue the appeal, conflicting authority made the point arguable, the settlement offer was too late to be decisive, and allegations of misleading conduct were not established. The Court nevertheless declared that, if s45 had not applied, it would have awarded 2B costs totalling $10,157.50 to the respondent under s45(5).