21 Dec 2022
CURRIE AND CURRIE v PALMERSTON NORTH CITY COUNCIL [2022] NZHC 3591
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 3591
- Court
- High Court
One of the two primary issues had an available starting point such that pursuit by the appellants was not unreasonable, but the second issue was hopeless given established law favouring substance over form in resource consent contexts. Applying Bathurst, a modest uplift of 25% was appropriate. Costs were awarded to both respondents on a 2B scale with a 25% uplift, resulting in specified sums for each respondent.