| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | CA 106A/07 |
| Determination date | 20 December 2007 |
| Member | J Crichton |
| Representation | C French ; D Robinson |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | Williams v Napier Motors ltd t/a Dunedin City Ford |
| Summary | COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Three day investigation meeting - Applicant sought significant contribution to costs of $14,557 plus disbursements - Argued significant contribution needed in order for applicant to enjoy fruits of victory - Submitted $20,000 settlement offer rejected by respondent - Length of investigation meeting extended by respondent adding new witnesses to list - Respondent denied it behaved improperly and referred to significant number of claims applicant made, of which only two successful - If investigation meeting had only focused on those two claims investigation meeting would have been less than one day - Respondent alleged had to defend itself from raft of claims that were unsustainable and number of witnesses they produced was response to variety and extent of applicant's allegations - Authority found neither party blameless in case - Applicant entitled to contribution to costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($5,500) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Cases Cited | PBO Ltd(formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808 |
| Number of Pages | 5 |
| PDF File Link: | ca 106a_07.pdf [pdf 23 KB] |