12 Jul 2019
LITTLE v WARWICK [2019] NZHC 1622
- Citation
- (2019) 24 PRNZ 614 (HC)
- Court
- High Court
Award costs to plaintiffs on a 2B basis (NZD 7,359) plus disbursements (NZD 185) because once the Drybuild Report was considered the defendants should have appreciated their summary judgment application could not succeed; the plaintiffs relied on pleaded allegations about provision of two reports and non‑provision of the Drybuild Report and the issues raised were unsuitable for determination on summary judgment. Second counsel costs were not justified and expert witness expenses are reserved for determination after trial.