New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Verification of receipts

Legal area

Court

20 Mar 2019

LAVERY v LAVERY [2019] NZHC 502

Citation

[2019] NZHC 502
Court

High Court

The invoice for legal advice was directly incurred for the purposes of the appeal and is an allowable disbursement; the valuation report related to the Family Court hearing and was not part of the High Court appeal so is not recoverable; court scheduling fee, photocopying, stationery and postage are recoverable (subject to verification and reasonableness); personal time claims are not recoverable; parking was reduced as disproportionate (10 trips awarded). On that basis disbursements totaling $1,310.00 were awarded to the appellant.
31 Jul 2009

KNIGHT V THE VETERINARY COUNCIL OF NEW ZEALAND AND ORS HC WN CIV-2007-485-1300

Citation

openlaw-f5e7fb9b_c8e9_41b9_b6d3_7338dce4e675.pdf
Court

High Court

The Court held that Dr Knight, as a successful lay litigant in judicial review, was entitled to recover proper and reasonable disbursements under r14.12: the defendants' offered disbursements subject to verification are recoverable; fees paid to Blomkamp Cox ($1,786.50) and any other legal advice demonstrably related to the proceedings are recoverable; airfares for persons acting as McKenzie friends for hearings where they performed that role are recoverable; lost wages are not recoverable; adjournment costs not attributable to a party are not awarded.