30 Nov 2006
OHIRO PROPERTIES LIMITED AND BROOKLYN HOLDINGS LIMITED AND LANCE CHRISTOPHER JAMES V WELLINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL HC WN CIV: 2005-485-1349
- Citation
- openlaw-0eb8c9f1_8b11_4c6b_94b7_1ff9b7e0aca5.pdf
- Court
- High Court
Where an appellant abandons an appeal the abandoning party is prima facie liable for costs; where respondent had a contingent appeal lodged in its own right and abandoned it only because the appellants abandoned theirs, costs will be apportioned so appellants pay for steps necessitated by their appeal (case management, calls, preparation of common bundle) while respondent bears costs of lodging its own appeal; increased costs justified for appellants' failure to comply with orders and failure to cooperate on the common bundle; costs assessed on 2B scale with adjustments to time allocation and…