OT v XQ Ltd [2024] NZDT 619 (22 August 2024) [pdf, 186 KB]
...CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 3 the Courts may sometimes now enforce such contractual penalties, if appropriate (Cavendish Square Holding BV v Makdessi [2015] UKSC 67). 6. Because of XQ Ltd’s absence and lack of submissions, I have no information beyond OT’s evidence, which I accept in any event. 7. A parking building company arguably has a legitimate interest in de-incentivising parking where no fee is paid in breach of the parking contract. Part of the obvious purpose...