| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | [2015] NZERA Auckland 80 |
| Determination date | 20 March 2015 |
| Member | V Campbell |
| Representation | E Hartdegen ; C Eggleston, No appearance |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Ascot Aluminium Ltd v Lee and Ors |
| Other Parties | Lee, Grima, Feleti-Faanama, Ghalib, Nimalan, Southern Cross Installation Ltd, Royale Aluminium Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS – Unsuccessful injunction – Half day investigation meeting - Second, third and fourth respondents sought $1,750 contribution towards costs – Seventh respondent sought $875 contribution towards costs – Authority found appropriate to consider costs for respondents together as no evidence of who paid what towards costs – Found appropriate to increase notional daily tariff to acknowledge lack of legal basis to claims against seventh respondent – Applicant to pay second, third, fourth and seventh respondents jointly $2,250 contribution towards costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of second, third, fourth and seventh respondents ($2,250) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Cases Cited | Ascot Aluminium Ltd v Lee [2014] NZERA Auckland 531;Booth v Big Kahuna Holdings Limited [2015] NZEmpC 4;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (EmpC) |
| Number of Pages | 4 |
| PDF File Link: | 2015_NZERA_Auckland_80.pdf [pdf 153 KB] |