| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | [2014] NZERA Christchurch 104 |
| Determination date | 17 July 2014 |
| Member | C Hickey |
| Representation | A Oberndorfer ; A Gallagher |
| Parties | Dillon v Impact Marketing Solutions Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Partially successful personal grievance claim and unsuccessful good faith claim - Unsuccessful good faith and penalty counterclaims - One day investigation meeting - Applicant sought $6,678 indemnity costs - Respondent sought $7,000 contribution towards costs - Applicant made unspecified and $2,000 Calderbank offers - Respondent made $500 and $3,000 (payable to respondent) Calderbank offers - Authority found indemnity costs inappropriate - Found applicant's second Calderbank offer for $1,000 reasonable offer for less than applicant received under Authority determination - Found reasonable for applicant to reject respondent's Calderbank offers - Found appropriate to reduce notional daily tariff to reflect applicant's limited success - Respondent to pay applicant $1,750 contribution towards costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($1,750) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Cases Cited | Bradbury v Westpac Banking Corp [2009] 3 NZLR 400;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 |
| Number of Pages | 4 |
| PDF File Link: | 2014_NZERA_Christchurch_104.pdf [pdf 97 KB] |