6 Sept 2023
GORRINGE v POINTON AND HENDERSON AS EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF JOAN BLAIR GORRINGE [2023] NZCA 426
- Citation
- [2023] NZCA 426
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal held that costs consequences of the successful appeal on undue influence must reflect that result: the High Court costs orders as between the appellants and the first-named respondent (Judith) were set aside; Judith was ordered to pay the appellants' High Court costs of NZD 73,093.75 (after applying a 15% reduction from scale costs and allowing a 50% uplift for failure to accept a later Calderbank offer on specified items) and Court of Appeal costs of NZD 16,730 plus reasonable disbursements; the High Court costs orders as to the second-named respondent (Henderson) were un…