17 Aug 2015
DAVID ROSS PETTERSON, as Liquidator of POLYETHYLENE PIPE SYSTEMS LIMITED (In Liquidation) v DAVID CHARLES BROWNE [2015] NZHC 1950 [
- Citation
- [2015] NZHC 1950
- Court
- High Court
Costs awarded to respondents assessed in Category 2 band C, with specific allocations treating the two proceedings as related but distinct: base assessment of 13.6 days plus a full additional award of 6 days for the later-filed proceeding and 1.5 days for additional submissions, totaling 23.21 days; a 10% uplift was applied under r 14.6(3)(b)(ii) because the liquidator pursued an untenable argument treating an unquantified McDowell claim as a due debt; the liquidator is personally liable for the costs award; total costs awarded $46,187.90 plus disbursements to be fixed by the Registrar.