16 Oct 2020
IL FORNO LTD v KLEINE - Costs [2020] NZHC 2730
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 2730
- Court
- High Court
Defendants overwhelmingly failed on the proceeding; Il Forno was the successful party overall and is entitled to recover costs on scale without reduction because the defendants did not show that Il Forno's partial failures significantly increased their costs or that disbursements were unreasonable; accordingly the defendants were ordered jointly and severally to pay Il Forno costs of $91,828 and disbursements of $83,744.