15 Nov 2023
DAVID ELIAS NAKHLE v HNP CONSORTIUM LIMITED [2023] NZHC 3212
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 3212
- Court
- High Court
Costs lie where they fall because both parties contributed to the need for court proceedings: the plaintiff made premature attempts to liquidate before the independent accountant completed work and failed to specify objections to the tax return, while neither party took adequate steps to resolve unexplained discrepancies or permit their accountants to confer; therefore no party is awarded costs.