New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Transfer to high court

Legal area

Court

22 Oct 2015

DAMON ENGINEERING v JOURDAIN [2015] NZHC 2602

Citation

[2015] NZHC 2602
Court

High Court

Award scale 2B costs to the successful defendant, quantified at $27,979, allow expert fee and filing fees, accept reductions to the claimed scale amount for specified overstated steps, allow an offset for the District Court adjournment of $4,170 (including initial $2,170 and additional $2,000), producing a net costs award to the defendant of $23,809; no other disbursements awarded beyond expert and filing fees.
18 Jun 2015

STEFFENSEN v BGW INVESTMENTS LIMITED [2015] NZHC 1386

Citation

[2015] NZHC 1386
Court

High Court

Costs awarded to plaintiffs on a 2B basis: from 15 September 2011 to June 2013 under the District Court Rules and from August 2013 under the High Court Rules, reduced by $3,000 being District Court scale costs for the evidence capsule, with a 10% uplift for the defendants' late production of a file note; plaintiffs entitled to disbursements of $22,797.96; plaintiffs' claim for a 50% uplift rejected as disproportionate.
29 Mar 2007

E J DE VERE V A J C BEAVIS HC AK CIV 2006-404-5698

Citation

openlaw-beb3de4f_d279_4ee7_b32d_49bf84aba8b9.pdf
Court

High Court

The Family Court did not err in refusing joinder because the trust is not liable under the Child Support Act and joining the trust would not assist disposal of the applications; transfer to the High Court was not warranted because the Family Court had jurisdiction and the proceedings lacked the complexity or special question requiring High Court adjudication, and binding authority precludes retrospective departure orders.

New Zealand Case Law

DAMON ENGINEERING v JOURDAIN [2015] NZHC 2602

STEFFENSEN v BGW INVESTMENTS LIMITED [2015] NZHC 1386

E J DE VERE V A J C BEAVIS HC AK CIV 2006-404-5698