12 Nov 2019
LUSTY and BROWNE as executors of the Estate of Kenneth Richard Lusty v C M THORBURN and C E THORBURN as trustees of the THORBURN TRUST Costs Judgment [2019] NZHC 2945
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 2945
- Court
- High Court
Costs were reserved because the plaintiffs' decision to bring summary judgment was not unreasonable given substantive factual disputes and Attorney‑General input, alternative procedures proposed by defendants were inappropriate for the substantive issues, settlement refusal was not plainly unjustified, and defendants' impecuniosity did not justify a costs order.