11 Jul 2017
PRATTLEY ENTERPRISES LIMITED v VERO INSURANCE NEW ZEALAND LIMITED[2017] NZHC 1599
- Citation
- (2017) 23 PRNZ484
- Court
- High Court
The Court awarded the defendant most of its claimed schedule costs using a mix of Band B and C allocations as justified by the case complexity; awarded discovery attendances claimed at items 6–13 on a Band B basis; awarded one day for preparation of the costs memorandum; rejected any uplift under r 14.6(3) because Prattley's conduct did not unreasonably or disproportionately contribute to additional time or expense beyond that reflected in the schedule; refused a reduction for Vero's unsuccessful counterclaim as it was minor; refused certification and cost recovery for third counsel for the s…