[2024} NZEmpC 132 Cunningham v HealthAlliance NZ Ltd (Costs Judgment of Judge King, 19 July 2024) [pdf, 181 KB]
...these submissions. [10] While the defendant is entitled to costs, some reductions need to be made to its calculations. I do not accept that costs are appropriate for step 31 of the Guideline Scale. On the basis that the defendant filed a brief affidavit in support of its notice of opposition to the application, and it accepted prior to the hearing that a bundle of documents was not required. Removing the costs associated with step 31 completely leads to a category 2, band B rate...