14 Feb 2018
Because the Crown Law Office is GST registered and New Zealand Venue and Event Management requires treating disbursements consistent with the recipient's GST status, the Registrar was directed to fix disbursements at $139.13 (net of GST); reg 24 does not prevent recovery excluding GST for a GST-registered party.
17 Jul 2017
The court held the respondents' interlocutory challenge was a pre-emptive attack on valid levies approved to fund work within the court‑approved s74 remediation scheme; accordingly, applying s124(2) and relevant authorities (Black, Gilbert, Butcher) indemnity (solicitor/client) costs and necessary disbursements including expert fees were appropriate and the respondents were ordered jointly and severally to pay the body corporate's reasonable solicitor/client costs and reasonable disbursements, quantum to be agreed or taxed.