Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No [2016] NZERA Wellington 155
Determination date 16 December 2016
Member M Ryan
Representation N Duffy (in person), M Speight (in person) ; G Ballara
Location Wellington
Parties Duffy and Anor v CGML Ltd and Anor
Other Parties Speight, Willis Street Parking Ltd
Summary COSTS - Unsuccessful contribution to costs - More than two day investigation meeting - Respondents sought $30,000 contribution to costs - Appropriate to uplift notional daily tariff to recognise unreasonably rejected Calderbank offers - Applicants to pay respondent $12,500 contribution to costs
Result Costs in favour of respondent ($7,500)(first applicant)($5,000)(second applicant) ; Disbursements in favour of respondent ($47.42)(first applicant)($47.42)(second applicant)
Main Category Costs
Statutes ERA Second Schedule cl15
Cases Cited Blue Star Print Group (NZ) Ltd v Mitchell [2010] NZCA 385, [2010] ERNZ 446 ; Duffy v CGML Ltd [2016] NZERA Wellington 80 ; PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (EmpC) ; Stevens v Hapag-Lloyd (NZ) Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 28
Number of Pages 5
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