Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No [2016] NZERA Wellington 66
Determination date 03 June 2016
Member Michael Loftus
Representation T Booth (in person) ; A Hall, J Avery
Location Wellington
Parties Booth v Coo-ee Drycleaning Ltd
Summary COSTS – Unsuccessful personal grievance – Nearly two day investigation meeting – Respondent sought indemnity costs to reflect unnecessary costs incurred by applicant’s doomed claims – Applicant claimed financial hardship and unlikely to be able to pay any award of costs – No order for costs
Result No order for costs
Main Category Costs
Statutes Insolvency Act 2006 s363(1);Insolvency Act 2006 s369
Cases Cited Bradbury v Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2015] NZSC 80, [2015] 1 NZLR 739;Fagotti v Acme Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 135;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (EmpC);Stevens v Hapag-Lloyd (NZ) Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 28;Tomo v Checkmate Precision Cutting Tools Limited [2015] NZEmpC 2
Number of Pages 3
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