31 Oct 2023
CHRISTIAN CHURCH COMMUNITY TRUST AND OTHERS v BANK OF NEW ZEALAND [Costs] [2023] NZHC 3038
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 3038
- Court
- High Court
Applicants awarded costs on a 2C basis of $18,903 inclusive of disbursements; indemnity costs were refused because applicants failed to satisfy the high threshold under r 14.6/r 14.10 and BNZ's conduct in defending the interlocutory injunction was not vexatious, frivolous or otherwise sufficiently improper to justify departure from scale costs. Adjustments to the applicants' costs schedule were made (second counsel reduced to 0.5 days; appearance at mentions hearing allowed).