2 Oct 2008
BODY CORPORATE 188529 AND ORS V NORTH SHORE CITY COUNCIL AND ORS HC AK CIV 2004-404-3230
- Citation
- openlaw-4bd94ff0_2194_4169_9f38_d18e2e3f1a28.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The court exercised its r46 discretion because the case was unusually complex and multi‑party; it awarded one set of costs for plaintiffs against the developers (translating a prior 3C order for Halford to benefit all plaintiffs), made modest specific awards to four successful individual plaintiffs against the Council (Turner $30,000; Parkinson $30,000; Halford $30,000; Devlin $10,000) subject to proof of contribution, declined Bullock/Sanderson against the Council, and held the designer was properly joined but reduced the designer's recoverable costs by 60% (re‑categorised to 2B then 40% rec…