| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | [2016] NZERA Auckland 67 |
| Determination date | 02 March 2016 |
| Member | Anna Fitzgibbon |
| Representation | M Dew ; G Pollak |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Tex Onsite Ltd v Hill |
| Summary | COSTS – Successful damages and penalties claims – Three day investigation meeting- Applicant sought indemnity costs of $83,000 – Appropriate to apply uplift in notional daily tariff to allow costs for 6 days’ preparation time to reflect respondent’s conduct that unnecessarily increased applicant’s costs – Respondent to pay applicant $31,500 contribution to costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($31,500) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($16,137.26) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Statutes | ERA Second Schedule cl15 |
| Cases Cited | Baker v St John Central Regional Trust Board [2013] NZEmpC 109;Booth v Big Kahuna Holdings Limited [2015] NZEmpC 4;Bradbury v Westbank Banking Corp [2009] NZCA 234, [2009] 3 NZLR 400;Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections v Tawhihirangi [2008] ERNZ 73 (EmpC);Fagotti v Acme Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 135;Fifita (aka Bloomfield) v Dunedin Casinos Ltd [2012] NZERA Christchurch 219;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (EmpC);Rodkiss v Carter Holt Harvey Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 34;Tex Onsite Ltd v Hill [2016] NZERA Auckland 25;Tomo v Checkmate Precision Cutting Tools Limited [2015] NZEmpC 2 |
| Number of Pages | 11 |
| PDF File Link: | 2016_NZERA_Auckland_67.pdf [pdf 262 KB] |