28 Feb 2023
CURTIS INVESTMENTS LIMITED v JOHN CURTIS LIMITED [2023] NZHC 346
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 346
- Court
- High Court
The intervenor was entitled to costs because CIL persisted with an unmeritorious claim (interest on the entire purchase price) that made the hearing unnecessary in light of a prior Calderbank offer to pay contractual interest on the deposit; costs were awarded on the 2B scale with a 50% uplift for preparation of submissions and hearing attendance for which indemnity was sought, and 2B costs for the remaining steps, plus disbursements fixed by the Registrar.