28 Apr 2022
HANDY MANNERS LIMITED v PROJECT SEVEN LIMITED [2022] NZHC 842
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 842
- Court
- High Court
The applicant was entitled to costs on success; because a bona fide dispute was communicated by at least 11 March 2022 the statutory demand should have been withdrawn and an uplift of 30% on 2B scale costs is appropriate; there was insufficient evidence to make the debt collector (LDC) separately liable for costs; leave to file new evidence was refused and costs for the applicant's costs memorandum were recoverable.