| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 218A/03 |
| Determination date | 15 October 2003 |
| Member | J Scott |
| Representation | MA Talbot ; R McCabe |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Binns and Ors v The New Zealand Airline Pilot's Association Industrial Union of Workers |
| Other Parties | Dalziell, Eady, Fransham, Kivi, Lawson, McNicoll, Talbot, Watkins |
| Summary | COSTS - Unsuccessful claim by applicants that respondent breached Union's pre-bargaining rules and breached obligations of good faith towards applicants - Respondent sought costs of $6,000 plus disbursements - Investigation meeting 16 hours - Hourly rate of $80 for in house counsel reasonable - Allowed for multiplier of 3 to arrive at figure of $3,840 costs reasonably incurred - Award of costs of 75 percent reasonably incurred costs - Costs of $2,880 plus disbursements awarded in favour of respondent |
| Result | Costs in favour of respondent ($2,880) ; Disbursements ($23.70) |
| Cases Cited | NZALPA v Registrar of Unions [1989] 2 NZILR 550;Okeby v Computer Associates NZ Ltd [1994] 1 ERNZ 613;Reid v NZ Fire Services Commission [1995] 2 ERNZ 38 |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
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