| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 109A/04 |
| Determination date | 03 November 2004 |
| Member | G J Wood |
| Representation | S Dalzell ; M H Collins |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | Miles v Richmond Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Successful personal grievance and unsuccessful counterclaims - Applicant sought contribution of $33,500 to actual costs of $46,050 - Relied on Calderbank type offer - Regard not had to offer given complexity of competing claims and impossibility of assessing costs in advance - In alternative sought $21,800 of actual and reasonable costs - $9,800 claimed was indemnity costs involved in defence of counterclaims - 90 percent of costs awarded for defence of counterclaims - Investigation meeting unnecessarily extended because of counterclaims - Respondent to also pay $3,500 for investigation meeting plus expenses of $750 |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($12,320) ; Disbursements ($750) |
| Cases Cited | Postles and Ors v Airways Corporation of New Zealand Ltd [2002] 2 ERNZ 817 |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
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