18 Mar 2015
HARICOT INVESTMENTS LIMITED v MAEREWHENUA DISTRICT WATER RESOURCE COMPANY LIMITED [2015] NZHC 518
- Citation
- [2015] NZHC 518
- Court
- High Court
Plaintiff was only partially successful (success on one issue concerning cl 14.4); starting point 3C is appropriate but must be discounted by 66% to reflect limited success and inefficiencies caused by plaintiff's broad pleadings and failure to identify core issues earlier; uplift denied; expert witness fees on valuation ($49,579.27) disallowed as not relevant to issues of success; routine office disbursements allowed; no costs awarded to defendant on the costs application and no costs to either party for making costs applications.