9 May 2022
YARDLEY v MINISTER FOR WORKPLACE RELATIONS AND SAFETY [2022] NZHC 975
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 975
- Court
- High Court
The Court allowed applicants four days (time band C) for preparation of affidavits for step 30 given factual complexity and multiple deponents; it held an uplift under r 14.6(3)(c) was justified because the proceedings concerned fundamental rights and were of wider public importance, and applied a 50% uplift resulting in an award around NZD 40,000 plus disbursements; interlocutory application costs lie where they fall and no costs were ordered for the costs application; Registrar to calculate and fix quantum.