| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | CA 9/06 |
| Determination date | 27 January 2006 |
| Member | P Cheyne |
| Representation | L Flanagan ; C French |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | An Employee v An Employer |
| Summary | COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - One day investigation meeting - Respondent sought full solicitor/client costs of $9,500 - Applicant alleged award of no more than $2,000 appropriate - Not a case for award of full costs - Adjustment of usual range of costs would deal with extra time visited on respondent due to very large volume of irrelevant material provided by applicant - Matter could not properly be described as straightforward one day investigation meeting - Application of notional daily rate not appropriate in present case - Modest award of costs in present circumstances was $5,000 |
| Result | Costs in favour of respondent ($5,000) |
| Cases Cited | PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808 |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| PDF File Link: | ca 9_06.pdf [pdf 13 KB] |