| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | [2014] NZERA Auckland 289 |
| Determination date | 07 July 2014 |
| Member | R Larmer |
| Representation | H Wendelborn ; no appearance |
| Parties | Newall v Forte Alpha Operations Pty Ltd and Anor |
| Other Parties | Forte Alpha Pty Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Successful claims - Less than one day investigation meeting - Applicant sought $9,192 indemnity costs - Applicant made Calderbank offer - Authority found appropriate to apply notional daily tariff rather than award indemnity costs - Found appropriate to increase notional daily tariff to reflect respondent's unreasonable rejection of applicant's settlement offer and manner of respondent's conduct of matter - Found applicant put to proof of each element of claims unnecessarily - Respondent to pay applicant $7,000 contribution towards costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($7,000) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Cases Cited | Newall v Forte Alpha Operations Pty Ltd [2014] NZERA Auckland 204 |
| Number of Pages | 4 |
| PDF File Link: | 2014_NZERA_Auckland_289.pdf [pdf 92 KB] |