15 Oct 2019
Defendants are entitled to scale costs on a 2B basis; no reduction under r 14.7 is warranted because the plaintiffs did not establish grounds for wasted costs; costs of costs memoranda are disallowed as costs on costs are ordinarily not awarded; disbursements claimed are allowed.
13 Dec 2018
No uplift for refusal of the settlement offer was warranted because, at the time of the offer, the defendants had a reasonable basis to contest liability absent the pivotal expert evidence (Dr Laven); scale costs were allowed on a 2B basis with specified reductions for duplicated discovery and limited document inspection, second counsel was not certified so second counsel costs disallowed, senior out-of-town counsel travel/accommodation were recoverable as reasonable disbursements, an Investigation Services Ltd invoice of $95 was disallowed, and the interest award at 5% from 22 April 2014 was…