7 Oct 2013
JOHN MURU WALTERS TRADING AS WALTERS LAW v KEVIN JAMES HYDE AND LYNNE COLLEEN HYDE [2013] NZHC 2596
- Citation
- [2013] NZHC 2596
- Court
- High Court
The respondents suffered a compensable lost chance because competent advice would likely have led them not to settle; damages are assessed as remedial costs plus interest less the deposit that would have been forfeited (and less interest on that deposit); solicitor/client costs were not justified and must be replaced by costs on scale.