[2013] NZEmpC 223 Wallace & Cooper Ltd t/a Andar Holdings v Irvine [pdf, 72 KB]
...stage prior to submissions on costs. In the absence of a convincing reason why the claim was not made earlier, it is now too late. [3] In deciding costs, the Court usually applies the principles arising from three leading decisions of the Court of Appeal. 2 The fundamental purpose of an award of costs is to recompense a party who has been successful in litigation for the cost of being represented in that litigation by counsel or an advocate. A useful starting point is two-third...