8 Nov 2016
STREET v FOUNTAINE [2016] NZHC 2670
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 2670
- Court
- High Court
Defendants were the successful parties; costs follow the event. The proceedings were not Category 3 for costs but Category 2 and Band B; an uplift of 25% under r 14.6 is warranted because plaintiffs unreasonably rejected reasonable contractual licence offers that would have avoided litigation. No further adjustment for counsel conduct was ordered.