4 Aug 2014
MAYES v SOUTHERN CROSS FINANCE LTD [2014] NZHC 1817
- Citation
- [2014] NZHC 1817
- Court
- High Court
The Court exercised its discretion under r14.1(1) to award costs to the plaintiff Mayes as overall justice favoured him, declined to order an uplift for SCFL's conduct or refusal to settle, and adjusted the quantum by allowing specified items on a 2A scale and reducing 0.6 days for a particular pleading item, with no costs awarded to SCFL.