| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | [2017] NZERA Christchurch 44 |
| Determination date | 27 March 2017 |
| Member | H Doyle |
| Representation | L Wenborn ; K Singh |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | Dias v Logical Systems Ltd t/a Yoobee |
| Summary | COSTS – Partially successful claims – One day investigation meeting – Applicant sought contribution towards costs – Respondent sought contribution towards costs due to conduct unnecessarily prolonging investigation and rejected Calderbank offer – No evidence of Calderbank offer or basis to reverse principle entitling successful party to costs – Appropriate to apply reduction in daily tariff to reflect applicant’s only partial success – Respondent to pay applicant $2,300 contribution towards costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($2,300) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($71.56)(filing fee) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Statutes | ERA Second Schedule cl15 |
| Cases Cited | PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 (EmpC) |
| Number of Pages | 4 |
| PDF File Link: | 2017_NZERA_Christchurch_44.pdf [pdf 156 KB] |