| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 164A/03 |
| Determination date | 23 July 2003 |
| Member | R A Monaghan |
| Representation | P Pa'u ; A Sherriff |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Poi v Department for Courts (High Court Auckland) |
| Summary | COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - Whether exceptional circumstances warranting departure from usual rule regarding legal aid - Applicant's memorandum filed late - Assumption that legal aid grant would be finalised - Respondent made calderbank offer 10 days before investigation meeting - Case lacked merit - Offer of settlement deserved considerable weight - Not exceptional circumstances - Applicant ordered to pay $50 - $6,000 contribution would have been awarded in absence of legal aid - Applicant legally aided |
| Result | Costs in favour of respondent ($50) |
| Statutes | Legal Services Act 2000 s40 |
| Cases Cited | Awa v Independent News Auckland Ltd [1996] 2 NZLR 184;Barrett v Te Runanga O Ngati Pu Incorporated unreported, Chambers J, 16 April 2002, CP 52/00 |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
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