[2019] NZEnvC 080 Cossens v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 2.1 MB]
...in the United Kingdom the right of a lay person to apply for and recover costs is enshrined in statute. More recently there has been recognition by the courts and New Zealand Government in relation to unpaid family carers and residential care, disability and home support services in that "like for like" work should be acknowledged as the same time and effort undertaken i.e. in this case the same time and effort of a lay litigant should be recognised as that of counsel repr...