| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 4A/04 |
| Determination date | 06 April 2004 |
| Member | G J Wood |
| Representation | D McKnight ; K Binnie |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | Iraia v The Warehouse Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance claim - Investigation meeting less than one day - Applicant legally aided - Respondent sought to recover $8,000 costs plus disbursements pursuant to s40(4) Legal Services Act 2000 - Respondent sought to join applicant's representative as party and have costs awarded against her - Alleged serious dereliction of representative's duty to Authority - Circumstances of case not such as to invoke exception to normal course of events by taking matter against representative personally - Appropriate award if applicant not legally aided would have been $3,000 plus disbursements of $36.39 in favour of respondent |
| Result | Orders accordingly |
| Statutes | Legal Services Act 2000 s40(4) |
| Cases Cited | Binnie v Pacific Health Ltd [2002] 1 ERNZ 438;McCleary v New Zealand Car Parts Ltd unreported, Helen Doyle, 3 May 2002, CA 28A/02;W&H Newspapers Ltd v Oram [2000] 2 ERNZ 448 |
| Number of Pages | 4 |
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