2 Sept 2015
MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL v MARLBOROUGH AQUACULTURE LT [2015] NZHC 2116 [2 September 2015]
- Citation
- [2015] NZHC 2116
- Court
- High Court
The High Court dismissed the appeal: the Environment Court did not err in law in declining to award costs to the Council because the Judge's factual findings and discretionary weighing (including that MAL withdrew following receipt of Council evidence and that the Council altered the battleground) were open to him; the Council's public interest role does not create a presumption for costs and the Practice Note did not mandatorily apply in the factual circumstances.