18 Feb 2010
SANFORD LIMITED V THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND ANOR HC WN CIV-2009-485-379
- Citation
- openlaw-38f7c23a_e11d_48c3_81bb_9f343ca0c667.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The Court categorised costs at category 3 due to the statutory complexity and wider significance, certified second counsel for Eastern Sea Farms as necessary, treated the counterclaim as legally independent but apportioned costs for overlapping issues (allowing Sanford a notional 0.6 day for defending the counterclaim and reducing Eastern Sea Farms' and the Chief Executive's recoverable costs by 12.5%), and ordered specific costs and disbursements accordingly.