1 May 2019
CURTIS v COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA [2019] NZCA 126
- Citation
- [2019] NZCA 126
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court had jurisdiction under the Court of Appeal (Civil) Rules to award costs in these extradition and related judicial review proceedings; a legally aided appellant has incurred a recoverable liability to the Legal Services Commissioner under the Legal Services Act 2011 and may recover costs paid by the Commissioner; public interest and comity did not outweigh the ordinary rule that the unsuccessful party pay costs; quantum limited to the lesser of Court of Appeal scale costs and the amount paid by Legal Services for the appeal.