17 Apr 2014
ACQUA POOLS AND SPAS LTD v CPC NEW ZEALAND LTD [2014] NZHC 828
- Citation
- [2014] NZHC 828
- Court
- High Court
Because the plaintiff was aware the debt was genuinely disputed before and after issuing the statutory demand, the liquidation proceedings were inappropriate; the plaintiff failed to respond substantively and did not prosecute the Disputes Tribunal claim, so increased costs (50% uplift on 2B scale) were justified and fixed at $9,065 including disbursements.