17 Feb 2015
HAYES v PARLANE [2015] NZHC 112
- Citation
- [2015] NZHC 112
- Court
- High Court
Applied the general rule that costs follow the event; plaintiffs entitled to scale category 2B ($37,611); the defendant's procedural non‑compliance, pursuit of an unmeritorious argument, refusal to accept settlement on notice and late filing of evidence justified a 20% uplift under r 14.6(3)(b) and Holdfast, and the claimed disbursements and witness fees were reasonable, resulting in a total award of $51,488.