Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No [2016] NZERA Auckland 262
Determination date 02 August 2016
Member Vicki Campbell
Representation M Witt; G Bennett
Parties Dansar Projects Ltd v Ng-Shiu
Summary COUNTERCLAIM - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Respondent sought joinder of applicant’s representative for purposes of costs – COSTS – Withdrawn claims - Respondent sought indemnity costs of $6,532
Abstract AUTHORITY FOUND -;COUNTERCLAIM - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Representative at all times acting on instructions of client. No conduct to warrant joinder for purposes of costs. Application for joinder dismissed.;COSTS: No investigation meeting. No reason to award indemnity costs. Applicant to pay respondent $500 contribution to costs.
Result Application dismissed ; Costs in favour of respondent ($500)
Main Category Costs
Cases Cited Booth v Big Kahuna Holdings Limited [2015] NZEmpC;Bradbury v Westbank Banking Corp [2009] NZCA 234, [2009] 3 NZLR 400;NZ Medical Laboratory Workers Union Inc v Capital Coast Health Ltd [1998] 2 ERNZ 107 (EmpC);PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (EmpC);Rodkiss v Carter Holt Harvey Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 34;Tomo v Checkmate Precision Cutting Tools Limited [2015] NZEmpC 2
Number of Pages 4
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