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New Zealand Case Law

Costs against non-party participants
  • 30 Jun 2021

    BODY CORPORATE 172108 v MANCHESTER SECURITIES LIMITED (in liquidation) [2021] NZHC 1542

    Citation
    [2021] NZHC 1542
    Court
    High Court

    The Court has jurisdiction to award costs against Mr Cummins because he actively participated and appealed; the plaintiff, as the successful party, is entitled to costs and those costs should be calculated on a 2B scale (average complexity and average time demand).

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