19 Dec 2019
GRIFFIN TRUST AG v GLOBAL OIL SERVICES LTD [2019] NZHC 3418
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 3418
- Court
- High Court
The court applied the High Court Rules scale (category 3) and awarded scale costs for specified steps ($15,840) and additional increased costs ($19,800) under r14.6 because preparation to oppose jurisdiction and to prepare affidavits engaging foreign civil law and translations substantially exceeded allocated time; indemnity costs were refused because the plaintiffs' conduct was not shown to be vexatious or improperly commenced; the Latvian expert fee was allowed as a reasonable disbursement; total costs and disbursements of $63,990.18 were ordered payable from the date of decision, with an a…