13 Jun 2019
JONES v ANGELA O’KEEFFE [2019] NZCA 222
- Citation
- (2019) 24 PRNZ 529
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court set aside the High Court's order that Mr Jones personally pay all costs; it held pre‑proceeding conduct could not justify such an award in the limited pt 19 originating application without contested pleadings and findings, but Mr Jones unreasonably opposed the amended application dated 6 July 2018 so must reimburse the trust for actual and reasonable solicitor/client costs incurred after (but not including) that amended application; those costs are to be assessed by a senior barrister and Mr Jones is not entitled to be indemnified by the trust for costs of his opposition; appeal cos…