11 Aug 2015
BURGESS v MONK [2015] NZHC 1881
- Citation
- [2015] NZHC 1881
- Court
- High Court
The trial was vacated by the plaintiffs' default (through their former counsel); the Court therefore exercised its jurisdiction to award wasted costs fixed on a 2B basis with a 50% discount to reflect some continuing value of work, and made specific global awards to the defendants (first/second/fourth $16,000; third $4,000; fifth $12,000) payable forthwith from interim estate distributions, while directing strict case management steps including joinder of O'Sullivan Clemens and timetable for amended pleadings and discovery.