[2021] NZEnvC 092 Kombi Properties Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 318 KB]
...in briefing independent witnesses.6 In addition, had these officers not spent their time on matters relating to the appeal, their time could have been spent on other work for which their time could have been charged. Kombi reply [8] Kombi requests costs lie where they fall. They submit: (a) there are no exceptional circumstances in this case which would make it fairer to depart from the “general practice” that the court does not award costs to the successful party;7...