11 Nov 2022
HAINES & ORS v MEMELINK and LYNX TRUSTEES LIMITED & ANOR [2022] NZHC 2966 [11 November 2022]
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 2966
- Court
- High Court
Bassett-Burr, as sole director of Lynx Trustees Limited and co-trustee of Link Trust No.1, personally issued and signed statutory demands that were improperly served in relation to a disputed quantum; he was put on notice to withdraw them and failed to do so; the entities on whose behalf the demands were issued are insolvent and cannot meet any costs award; accordingly a non-party costs award against Bassett-Burr personally is appropriate and warranted on a 2B scale uplifted by 50%, totaling $21,689.25 costs and $1,230 disbursements, and additional costs for the costs hearing are to be determ…