Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No [2014] NZERA Wellington 66
Determination date 25 June 2014
Member T MacKinnon
Representation J Murphy ; D Robb
Parties Hangar v REH Property Management Ltd (t/a Ray White Real Estate)
Summary COSTS - Partially successful claims - One day investigation meeting - Applicant sought $6,250 contribution towards costs - Authority found appropriate that costs follow event given applicant succeeded in many claims - Found not appropriate to award costs with respect to second mediation - Found appropriate to consider long length of day of investigation meeting and applicant's lack of success with some claims - Found small uplift to notional daily tariff appropriate - Respondent to pay applicant $4,000 contribution towards costs
Result Costs in favour of applicant ($4,000) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee)
Main Category Costs
Statutes ERA s159(1)(b);ERA Second Schedule cl15
Cases Cited PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808;RHB Chartered Accountants Ltd v Rawcliffe [2012] ERNZ 51
Number of Pages 3
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