| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | [2016] NZERA Auckland 79 |
| Determination date | 11 March 2016 |
| Member | Eleanor Robinson |
| Representation | C Stewart ; A Sharp |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Stormont v Peddle Thorp Aitken Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS – Unsuccessful personal grievance claim – Three day investigation meeting – Respondent sought $39,372 indemnity costs – Alternatively respondent seeks $29,100 contribution towards costs – Applicant rejected two $40,000 Calderbank offers – Authority found uplift in daily tariff appropriate to reflect second amendment of statement of problem, rejection of Calderbank offers, and complexity of claims involving expert witnesses – Applicant to pay respondent $21,000 contribution towards costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of respondent ($21,000) ; Disbursements in favour of respondent ($11,078.17) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Statutes | Contractual Mistakes Act 1977;EAR r4(c) |
| Cases Cited | Aoraki Corp Ltd v McGavin [1998] 3 NZLR 276 (CA);Calderbank v Calderbank [1976] Fam 93 (CA);Detection Services v Pickering (No 2) [2013] NZ EmpC 36;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (EmpC);Stevens v Hapag-Lloyd (NZ) Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 137;Stormont v Peddle Thorp Aitken Ltd [2016] NZERA Auckland 28 |
| Number of Pages | 7 |
| PDF File Link: | 2016_NZERA_Auckland_79.pdf [pdf 186 KB] |