| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 39/03 |
| Determination date | 18 February 2003 |
| Member | P R Stapp |
| Representation | M Copeland ; N McMahon |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Durning v Digital Masters ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Successful personal grievance - One day hearing - Sought contribution of $2,500 to total costs of $10,992 - Calderbank offer rejected - Calderbank offer equal to amount awarded by Authority - Sought vindication because of injustice - Offer did not account for award of costs - Refusal to settle not unreasonable - Earlier offers from respondent not taken into account - Reasonable costs appropriate |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($2,500) |
| Cases Cited | Burns v Attorney General in respect of the Chief Executive of the Inland Revenue Department unreported, Goddard CJ, 19 August 2002, CC 16B/02;NZ Airline Pilots Association IUOW v Registrar of Unions [1989] 2 NZILR 550;Okeby v Computer Associates (NZ) Ltd [1994] 1 ERNZ 613;Ramankutty v The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland [2002] 1 ERNZ 586;Reid v New Zealand Fire Service Commission [1995] 2 ERNZ 38;Wellington Racing Club Inc v Welch [2002] 1 ERNZ 685 |
| Number of Pages | 5 |
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