| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 66A/08 |
| Determination date | 11 November 2008 |
| Member | D Asher |
| Representation | B Shone ; M O'Brien |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | Maguire v Drake NZ Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Half day investigation meeting - Applicant sought full legal costs of $2,160 plus disbursements as had made settlement offer which was rejected by respondent therefore putting applicant to additional costs - Offer applicant made significantly less than what was awarded - Respondent agreed with Authority's indicative comments on contribution to costs and paid applicant $1,500 - Argued any further costs incurred were unnecessary as no justification to seek costs beyond Authority's normal practice - Authority satisfied applicant already received appropriate contribution to fair and reasonable costs and no reason to depart from indicative costs figure already provided other than filing fee |
| Result | No order for costs ; (Filing fee)($70) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Cases Cited | Maguire v Drake NZ Ltd unreported, D Asher, 15 May 2008, WA 66/08;PBO Ltd(formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808 |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
| PDF File Link: | wa 66a_08.pdf [pdf 16 KB] |