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New Zealand Case Law

Band b scale costs
  • 17 May 2021

    ZHENG v DENG [2021] NZCA 190

    Citation
    [2021] NZCA 190
    Court
    Court of Appeal

    The Court disallowed duplicate scale costs for items 15 and 17 in respect of the costs appeal because the substantive and costs appeals were prepared and heard together; allowed 1 day for commencement of the application to adduce further evidence (item 8) but disallowed item 11; allowed photocopying $254.90 and postage $217.55 as verified and reasonable; allowed a capped amount of $960 for external compilation of the paper case on appeal plus $345 for binding (total $1,305) as a reasonable disbursement given volume, rejecting the larger claimed wages figure as excessive and not reasonably pro…