[2006] NZEmpC AC 5A/06 Westpac Banking Corporation v Smythe [pdf, 30 KB]
...been treated unfairly. d) That the proceedings were initiated by the plaintiff in order to challenge the Authority’s determination that the positions in question were substantially similar. Both parties devoted the large majority of their resources to this issue on which the plaintiff was unsuccessful. [5] Mr Sharp informed me that the defendant’s actual costs of representation were $33,690 plus GST, being his fees for 112.3 hours of work at $300 plus GST per hour. In addi...