30 Nov 2018
NEW ZEALAND STEEL LIMITED v MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS [2018] NZHC 3133
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 3133
- Court
- High Court
Expert fees were recoverable under r14.12 because the expert evidence was specific to and reasonably necessary for challenging the adequacy of MBIE's investigation given limited cooperation; the claimed amounts were reasonable in the circumstances; however portions of the evidence from two experts exceeded the proper scope for judicial review and recovery of those fees was reduced by 25%, resulting in an award of $90,136.03 for expert fees to the applicant.