Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No [2014] NZERA Auckland 153
Determination date 23 April 2014
Member T MacKinnon
Representation E Burke ; R McCabe
Parties CTC Aviation (NZ) Ltd v Sinton
Summary COSTS - Successful recovery of monies - One day investigation meeting - Applicant sought indemnity costs of $14,564 - Applicant made Calderbank offer - Authority found insufficient reason to consider Calderbank offer in awarding costs and applicant's floodgates" argument not persuasive as respondent's circumstances individual to respondent - Found increase in daily tariff warranted due to preliminary matter raised by respondent which required significant amount of research and preparation from applicant - Respondent to pay applicant $4,500 contribution towards costs"
Result Costs in favour of applicant ($4,500)
Main Category Costs
Statutes ERA Second Schedule cl15;Wages Protection Act 1983 s12A
Cases Cited Carter v Southpark Corporation Ltd unreported, R A Monaghan, 4 Apr 2006, AA 108/06;CTC Aviation (NZ) Ltd v Sinton [2014] NZERA Auckland 45;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808;Sandilands v Chief Executive of Department of Corrections unreported, P Stapp, 10 September 2009, WA 67A/09
Number of Pages 5
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