| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | CA 125A/05 |
| Hearing date | 9 Aug 2005 |
| Determination date | 01 December 2005 |
| Member | P Cheyne |
| Representation | A Patterson (in person) ; J Goldstein |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | Patterson v Millenium Electrical Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Successful personal grievance but on procedural grounds only - Not entitled to remedies due to fraudulent misrepresentation leading to employment - One day investigation meeting - Respondent sought costs of $5,000 which represented 25 hours of professional time - Just approach to resolving costs was to require applicant to reimburse respondent for all legal costs necessarily incurred in dealing with investigation process - Counterclaim for penalty not made out so was minor discount of time to recognise that - Application for security of costs by respondent not pursued so not entitled to contribution to costs for that aspect of proceedings - Authority had advised respondent it did not need to lodge any statements of evidence but respondent elected to do so - Because that was not a necessary step in investigation applicant not required to meet cost of time involved - Those factors reduced time involved by approximately five hours |
| Result | Costs in favour of respondent ($4,000) |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| PDF File Link: | ca 125a_05.pdf [pdf 16 KB] |