15 Nov 2017
EAST v MEDICAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY NEW ZEALAND LIMITED [2017] NZHC 2802
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 2802
- Court
- High Court
Because the plaintiffs were preponderantly successful on the crucial issue of the proper measure/scope of works, the defendant must pay costs on a 2B scale adjusted to exclude four hours of evidence on lost issues and to reduce the allowance for submissions by 33.3%; specific disbursements awarded: geotechnical expert Mr Duke allowed, Dr Jain fees and common bundle printing reserved for later determination or verification; second counsel not certified; defendant ordered to pay costs $25,799.36 and disbursements $43,167.43 subject to determination whether plaintiffs actually incurred them.