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1. Beattie v Official Assignee (Costs) [2021] NZHRRT 40 [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...Member Mr M Koloamatangi, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr I Beattie in person Mr G Neil and Ms HH Ifwersen for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 15, 16, 17 and 18 March 2021 DATE OF SUBSTANTIVE DECISION: 21 April 2021 DATE OF DECISION ON COSTS: 11 August 2021 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL ON COSTS1 1 [This decision is to be cited as Beattie v Official Assignee (Costs) [2021] NZHRRT 40. Note publication restrictions.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2021] NZHRR...

2. Te Rongomau v Nikau - Whangape Parish Lot 23B (2011) 28 Waikato Maniapoto MB 95 (28 WMN 95) [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...2011, 19 Waikato Maniapoto MB 209-312 (Heard at Hamilton) Appearances: Ms Rachel Hall, Counsel for the Applicant Mr Yashveen Singh, Counsel for the Respondent Judgment: 22 September 2011 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE S TE A MILROY AS TO COSTS Copy to Counsel: Ms Rachel Hall, McCaw Lewis Lawyers, P O Box 9348, DX GP20020, Hamilton 3240, Rachel.Hall@mccawlewis.co.nz Mr Yashveen Singh, Totara Chambers, 10 O’Donoghue Street, Hamilton 3126, yash...

3. [2021] NZEmpC 184 Coetzee v Oamaru Meats Ltd [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI [2021] NZEmpC 184 EMPC 230/2020 EMPC 353/2020 IN THE MATTER OF challenges to determinations of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for costs BETWEEN VERNON COETZEE Plaintiff AND OAMARU MEATS LIMITED Defendant Hearing: On the papers Appearances: V Coetzee, plaintiff in person L Laming and H Nimmo, counsel for defendant Judgment:...

4. Cost Contribution Orders

   What is a Cost Contribution Order? Judges are required to consider whether parties should contribute to the cost of services incurred by the court for most applications under the Care of Children Act 2004, the Child Support Act 1991 and the Family Proceedings Act 1980. Cost of services includes the costs of a lawyer appointed to assist the court or to represent the interests or wishes of children, or reports from specialists (such as a psychologist). They are also required to make an order for c...

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5. [2015] NZEmpC 37 Gapuzan v Pratt Whitney Air NZ [pdf, 157 KB]

   ...Hearing: (on documents dated 26 January and 9 February 2015) Representatives: No submissions from the plaintiff A Shaw, counsel for the defendant G Slevin, counsel for Official Assignee Judgment: 26 March 2015 COSTS JUDGMENT OF JUDGE B A CORKILL Introduction [1] In my judgment of 11 November 2014, 1 I made orders which had the effect of striking out Mr Gapuzan’s challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority. 2 I reserv...

6. [2025] NZEmpC 191 Cunningham v healthAlliance NZ Limited [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...September 2025. [2] On 14 August 2025, healthAlliance applied for its witness, Christopher Jury, to participate in the hearing by audio-visual link (AVL). The application is made on the grounds that Mr Jury lives out of Auckland and would incur costs and extra time to travel to appear in person. Mr Cunningham opposes the application. Legal principles [3] The ordinary way for a witness to give evidence in a civil proceeding is orally in a courtroom in the presence of a judge,...

7. JR v SW LCRO 91/2014 (27 March 2015) [pdf, 99 KB]

   ...pocket”.1 [8] JR’s complaint, as detailed in its lawyer’s initial correspondence, is described as follows: 2 (a) The cost over-run; being the substantial difference between the estimates, including revised estimates given, and the actual costs rendered; and (b) What appears to be over-zealous time recording and the rendering of invoices reflecting simply the value of time recorded by the relevant authors with no apparent recognition of the other factors that need to be...

8. [2021] NZEmpC 190 Best Health Foods Ltd v Berea [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI [2021] NZEmpC 190 EMPC 398/2020 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of an application for costs BETWEEN BEST HEALTH FOODS LIMITED Plaintiff AND ROXANNE BEREA Defendant Hearing: (on the papers) Appearances: J Gu, agent for Best Health Foods Ltd R Berea in person Judgment: 3 Nov...

9. [2020] NZEmpC 94 Independent Prosperity Ltd v Huang [pdf, 198 KB]

   ...AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2020] NZEmpC 94 EMPC 267/2019 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of an application for costs BETWEEN INDEPENDENT PROSPERITY LIMITED Plaintiff AND QISHAN HUANG Defendant Hearing: On the papers Appearances: J Nguy and H Huang, counsel for plaintiff B Hinchcliff, counsel for defen...

10. E v IAG New Zealand Ltd (3rd decision – quantum) [2019] CEIT-2019-0013 [pdf, 596 KB]

    ...about liability, defining the areas of defective repair or unrepaired damage which IAG was liable to remediate. I could not at that time calculate quantum as there had been an escalation of rates and the effect of my findings made the available costings unreliable, making additional evidence necessary. Following on from the Initial Decision the parties’ costing experts, Mr Whyte and Mr Moore, for Mr and Mrs E, and Ms van Eeden and Mr Creighton, for IAG, have conferred on the...