| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | [2017] NZERA Auckland 275 |
| Determination date | 12 September 2017 |
| Member | J Trotman |
| Representation | E Latimer-Bell ; E Kuo |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Talipope v Truck Systems Logistics Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS – Successful personal grievance claim – One and a half days investigation meeting – Applicant sought $10,000 contribution towards costs – Applicant made $13,500 Calderbank offer – Authority found respondent’s failure to accept reasonable Calderbank offer did not increase applicant’s legal costs as had entered a fixed fee agreement – Not appropriate to increase daily tariff – Respondent to pay applicant $6,474 contribution towards costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($6,250.00) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($153.33)(hearing fees) ($71.56)(filing fee) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Statutes | ERA Second Schedule cl15 |
| Cases Cited | Booth v Big Kahuna Holdings Ltd [2015] (EmpC);Fagotti v Acme & Co Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 135;PBO Ltd (Formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808 (EmpC) |
| Number of Pages | 6 |
| PDF File Link: | 2017_NZERA_Auckland_275.pdf [pdf 166 KB] |