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  • 2 Aug 2019

    SANLI HOMES LTD v JUNG [2019] NZHC 1861

    Citation
    [2019] NZHC 1861
    Court
    High Court

    Non-party costs against Northwest were not warranted: although Northwest had an interest and stood to benefit and could be considered the 'real party', there was insufficient 'something extra' (impropriety or extraordinary conduct) to justify exceptional costs against it; the Jung interests, as primary obligors under Brewer J's judgment, were obliged to take steps including making the s145A application and bore responsibility for consequences; Sanli was the successful party on the caveat application and was entitled to the agreed costs of $9,656.04 from the Jung interests; Northwest awarded c…