| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | [2017] NZERA Wellington 22 |
| Determination date | 06 April 2017 |
| Member | M Loftus |
| Representation | J Nadan ; G Tayler (1st Resp), P McBride (2nd and 3rd Resp) |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | Advance International Cleaning Systems (NZ) Ltd v Brown and Ors |
| Other Parties | Hankansson, Waiwhetu Distributors Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Withdrawn breach of contract and breach of good faith claims - No investigation meeting - Second Respondent sought $1,225 contribution towards costs – Third respondent sought $4,000 contribution towards costs – Applicant’s failure to address deficiencies in claim bought to their attention unnecessarily increased respondent’s costs – Applicant to pay second respondent $1,000 contribution towards costs - Applicant to pay third respondent $2,500 contribution towards costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of the respondents ($1,000)(second respondent)($2,500)(third respondent) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Statutes | ERA s4(2) |
| Cases Cited | Brown v Advance International Cleaning Systems (NZ) Ltd [2016] NZERA Wellington 91;Emergicare (Henderson) Ltd v Englehard-Roos [1991] 3 ERNZ 812 (EmpC);Kelleher v Wiri Pacific Ltd [2012] NZEmpC 98, [2012] ERNZ 406;New World Market Ltd v Wang [2017] NZEmpC 20;Bradbury v Westpac Banking Corporation, [2009] NZCA 234, [2009] 3 NZLR 400 |
| Number of Pages | 6 |
| PDF File Link: | 2017_NZERA_Wellington_22.pdf [pdf 160 KB] |