1 Sept 2021
COMMERCE COMMISSION v SPECIALISED CONTAINER SERVICES (CHRISTCHURCH) LIMITED [2021] NZHC 2279
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 2279
- Court
- High Court
Court found the admitted single, deliberate telephone attempt to fix VBS booking fees breached s 30; it approved the parties' agreed starting point ranges ($500,000–$650,000 corporate; $25,000–$30,000 individual), applied a 20% discount, accepted SCS Christchurch's inability to pay and Pinnacle's undertaking, and imposed final penalties of $62,500 on SCS Christchurch (to be funded by Pinnacle) and $24,000 on Mr Tregurtha, and awarded costs of $12,500 against SCS Christchurch.