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New Zealand Case Law

Interest on funds
  • 9 Nov 2011

    FULTON HOGAN LTD V KYMONA SYSTEMS LTD (IN LIQUIDATION0 HC AK CIV-2011-404-004520

    Citation
    openlaw-1209fdc0_2a17_475d_8b58_e15d04957871.pdf
    Court
    High Court

    The Court accepted that the plaintiff's pre-issue costs of establishing competing claims were reasonably incurred and that some post-conference attendances were reasonably required to confirm the agreement in principle and to preserve the plaintiff's claim for pre-issue costs; the offer to pay funds into Court was available but not accepted and did not render the plaintiff's subsequent costs unreasonable; exercising its discretion the Court allowed indemnity from the fund of $21,500 and directed payment of the remaining fund plus any interest to the first defendant's solicitors trust account,…