Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No [2016] NZERA Auckland 348
Determination date 14 October 2016
Member R Larmer
Representation A Swan ; G Pollak
Location Auckland
Parties Dawsons Catering Ltd v Hawke
Summary COSTS - Unsuccessful injunction claims - Respondent sought indemnity costs - Not appropriate to award indemnity costs - Appropriate to apply uplift in notional daily tariff to reflect rejected Calderbank offer, raising of irrelevant matters, failing to provide basic evidence and failure to make any concessions - Applicant to pay respondent $13,500 contribution to costs
Result Costs in favour of respondent ($13,500)
Main Category Costs
Cases Cited Bradbury v Westbank Banking Corp [2009] NZCA 234, [2009] 3 NZLR 400 ; PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (EmpC)
Number of Pages 7
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