30 Mar 2021
BERGE BULK SHIPPING PTE LTD v TPT SHIPPING LTD [2021] NZHC 670
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 670
- Court
- High Court
The Court held the interlocutory application was of average complexity for counsel experienced in shipping law (Category 2), time band B was appropriate for all steps, no uplift was justified because the respondent was entitled to contest jurisdiction, and disbursements for initial statement of claim filing fees are not recoverable at this interlocutory stage; accordingly costs were awarded to the applicant on a 2B basis with disbursements as indicated.