8 May 2023
BHARGAV v FIRST TRUST LIMITED [Costs of applications to set aside formal proof judgment] [2023] NZHC 1086
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 1086
- Court
- High Court
Costs were awarded to the plaintiffs: costs should not lie where they fall because plaintiffs were properly required to respond; preparation of oppositions required a comparatively large amount of time so band C (two days per opposition) was appropriate given the volume of affidavit material and issues; plaintiffs were entitled to costs for reviewing the joint memorandum and preparing the common electronic bundle; expert costs were apportioned 50/50 between defendant groups; specific costs and disbursements were quantified and ordered against the respective defendant groups.