30 Apr 2019
WILLIAMS v SCOTT [2019] NZHC 935
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 935
- Court
- High Court
The October 10 2007 letter was too vague and conditional to be an offer capable of acceptance and, viewed at the time, refusal to accept it was not unreasonable; accordingly the Family Court's 60% uplift based on r 14.6(3)(b)(v) was not justified and increased costs could not be sustained on any other grounds; costs for relationship property and maintenance were properly considered overall; the trial judge's allowance of disbursements including the psychiatric fee was left undisturbed as within his discretion although the High Court considered that evidence and fee questionable.