| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | [2013] NZERA Auckland 378 |
| Determination date | 23 August 2013 |
| Member | T G Tetitaha |
| Representation | DJG Cox ; SJ Neville |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Allied Workforce Ltd t/a Tradeforce Recruitment v Te Ao |
| Summary | COSTS – Unsuccessful injunction claim – Two days investigation meeting – Respondent sought $37,675 indemnity costs – Respondent made Calderbank offers – Authority found no behaviour warranting award of indemnity costs – Found appropriate to increase notional daily tariff to reflect Calderbank offers rejected or not responded to by applicant – Applicant to pay respondent $10,000 contribution towards costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of respondent ($10,000) ; Disbursements in favour of respondent ($150.96)(photocopying)($266)(airfares) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Statutes | ERA Second Schedule cl15 |
| Cases Cited | Allied Workforce Ltd t/a Tradeforce Recruitment v Te Ao [2013] NZERA Auckland 201;Aoraki Corp Ltd v McGavin [1998] 1 ERNZ 601 ; [1998] 3 NZLR 276;Bluestar Print Group (NZ) Ltd v Mitchell [2010] ERNZ 446;Bradbury v Westpac Banking Corp [2009] 3 NZLR 400;Filta Vacuum Products Ltd v Dolan unreported, Travis J, 9 July 2009, AC28/09;Mayne v Polychem Marketing Ltd [2013] NZEmpC 127;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808;Pickering v Detection Services Ltd [2013] NZERA Auckland 28;Wood v Board of Trustees of Woodford House School [2011] NZERA Wellington 87 |
| Number of Pages | 4 |
| PDF File Link: | 2013_NZERA_Auckland_378.pdf [pdf 150 KB] |