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New Zealand Case Law

Costs uplift for refusal of settlement offer
  • 9 Mar 2023

    PARKINS v PARKINS [2023] NZHC 452

    Citation
    [2023] NZHC 452
    Court
    High Court

    No uplift was awarded because the appellant had a genuine dispute and right of appeal, the settlement offer did not provide what he sought and was difficult to value, and thus the requisite unreasonableness for increased costs under r 14.6(3)(b)(v) was not established; costs for the costs application were declined as a discretionary matter not warranting an award.

    • Constructive trust
    • Costs uplift for refusal of settlement offer
    • Settlement offers
    • Leave to appeal
    • Costs discretion