7 Dec 2017
UDDERFIELD LTD v TARANAKI GALVANIZERS LTD COSTS [2017] NZHC 3019
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 3019
- Court
- High Court
Both plaintiff and defendant were at fault for prosecuting a claim against the wrong corporate entity through failure to ascertain the date of the work and to check corporate records; costs between plaintiff and defendant lie where they fall, but third parties' costs are payable, apportioned two-thirds to defendant and one-third to plaintiff for all third parties except the insurer for which the defendant alone is liable; specified quantum awards follow.