| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | [2013] NZERA Auckland 446 |
| Determination date | 30 September 2013 |
| Member | J Crichton |
| Representation | M Wilson ; P White |
| Parties | Cronin-Lampe and Anor v Board of Trustees of Melville High School |
| Other Parties | Cronin-Lampe |
| Summary | COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - Length of investigation meeting not specified - Respondent sought indemnity costs of $26,776 - Respondent made two calderbank offers - Applicant claimed rejection of calderbank offers reasonable - Claimed amount sought unreasonable and would be met in part by respondent's insurer - Claimed unable to pay costs due to ill-health - Authority found calderbank offer should have been accepted and costs sought reasonable - Inability of applicant to pay costs award due to illness proven - Costs to lie where they fall |
| Result | Costs to lie where they fall |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Cases Cited | Cronin-Lampe v Board of Trustees Melville High School, J Crichton, 2 May 2013, [2013] NZERA Auckland 162;Cronin-Lampe v Board of Trustees Melville High School, J Crichton,12 Jun 2013, [2013] NZERA Auckland 249;Gazeley v Oceania Group (NZ) Ltd, A Dumbleton, 15 Apr 2013, [2013] NZERA Christchurch 67;Graham v Airways Corporation of New Zealand Ltd, A Dumbleton, 11 Apr 2003, AA 99/03;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808 |
| Number of Pages | 7 |
| PDF File Link: | 2013_NZERA_Auckland_446.pdf [pdf 159 KB] |