Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 193/04
Determination date 03 June 2004
Member R A Monaghan
Representation K Thompson ; R Larmer
Location Auckland
Parties Ashfield v Xclamation Ltd and Anor
Other Parties Bremen Group Ltd
Summary COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - One day investigation meeting - Contribution of $5,000 sought to total costs of $17,580 - Partial success to each side in interlocutory applications - Parties to bear own costs for interlocutory applications - Respondent's high degree of success in substantive claims entitled it to contribution to costs - Delays by respondent insignificant - Change in respondent's representative causing duplication of work, reframing" of respondent's case, and order for respondent to pay penalty for statutory breach favoured small reduction to appropriate contribution - Reasonable contribution appropriate"
Result Costs in favour of respondent ($3,500)
Cases Cited Binnie v Pacific Health Limited [2002] 1 ERNZ 438;Graham v Airways Corporation of New Zealand Ltd unreported, A Dumbleton, 28 January 2004, AA 39/04;Harwood v Next Homes Ltd [2003] 2 ERNZ 433;Okeby v Computer Associates (NZ) Ltd [1994] 1 ERNZ 613
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