[2020] NZEmpC 82 Hong v Chevron Traffic Services Ltd [pdf, 147 KB]
...discounting factor but that there still should be an award of costs in favour of the defendant rather than a nil award. He points out that even though Mr Hong’s financial position is poor, he is in full-time employment and has sought leave to appeal the Court’s judgment. [7] The Court exercises a broad discretion in awarding costs. That discretion must be exercised on a principled basis and in the interests of justice. The establishment of the Court’s Guidelines Scale was...