6 Oct 2011
PICKARD V AMBROSE HC WN CIV-2003-091-143
- Citation
- openlaw-6e75e327_03b0_415e_a806_7155604dfb41.pdf
- Court
- High Court
Pre-amendment s40 applied to limit costs for steps taken while plaintiffs had legal aid and no exceptional circumstances were found for that period (no award for that period); after withdrawal of legal aid s40 did not apply and defendants were entitled to scale costs plus a 50% uplift for unreasonable rejection of a $350,000 settlement offer; award of costs entered against first plaintiff (Amanda Pickard) for specified sums, no enforceable cost order against the second plaintiff (Troy) and no order against the former litigation guardian (Allen Pickard) or the third-party funder (pure funder).