Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No [2015] NZERA Wellington 12
Determination date 10 February 2015
Member P R Stapp
Parties Bothwell v Manawatu Dance Academy Ltd and Anor
Other Parties Phillips and Smith
Summary COSTS - Successful practice and procedure counterclaim - No investigation meeting - Second respondents sought $4,576 indemnity costs - Authority found no dispute apparent that applicant employed by first respondent and second respondents put to unnecessary costs - Found indemnity costs not appropriate - Applicant to pay second respondents $700 contribution towards costs
Result Costs in favour of second respondents ($700)
Main Category Costs
Cases Cited Binnie v Pacific Health Ltd [2002] 1 ERNZ 438 (CA);Bluestar Print Group (NZ) Ltd v Mitchell [2010] NZCA 385, [2010] ERNZ 446;Booth v Big Kahuna Holdings Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 4;Bothwell v Manawatu Dance Academy Ltd [2014] NZERA Wellington 54;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (EmpC)
Number of Pages 6
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