| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 95B/08 |
| Determination date | 25 September 2008 |
| Member | R Arthur |
| Representation | B Buckett ; D Flaws |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | Heap v Calibre Plastics Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Two and a half day investigation meeting - Applicant incurred legal fees of $31,000 plus disbursements and sought $7,500 a day as contribution to costs - Argued respondent obstructed resolution - Respondent no longer trading and claimed had gone into liquidation - Authority found daily tariff approach appropriate - Also found applicant's costs incurred excessive for relatively straight forward matter - Applicant entitled to modest and reasonable contribution of $6,250 plus disbursements to be paid by specified date |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($6,250) ; (Disbursements) ($222) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Cases Cited | PBO Ltd(formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808 |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
| PDF File Link: | wa 95b_08.pdf [pdf 16 KB] |