28 Jun 2019
TAYLOR v ASTERON LIFE LIMITED [2019] NZHC 1489
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 1489
- Court
- High Court
Defendant entitled to interest at 5% under s87 on the successful counterclaim because plaintiff had received and used funds to which he was not entitled; defendant's interest schedule accepted ($128,153.66). Costs awarded to defendant with discovery assessed on a higher (2C) scale, a 15% uplift under r14.6(3)(b) was justified due to plaintiff's deliberate false claims and unreliable evidence which increased forensic costs; specified disbursements allowed in whole or part and interlocutory application costs allowed; plaintiff's submissions for reductions were rejected.