| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 281A/09 |
| Determination date | 04 November 2009 |
| Member | D King |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Bacchu v Davie Motors Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance claim - Two day investigation meeting - No costs submissions received from applicant - Respondent sought full solicitor client costs of $13,927 plus GST plus disbursements on basis of Calderbank offer - Alternatively, sought $9,000 plus GST costs plus disbursements - Claimed applicant’s conduct unnecessarily increased litigation costs - Found Calderbank offer reasonable and clear with adequate time for applicant to consider it - Found had applicant accepted offer litigation and costs would have been avoided - Found respondent’s costs reasonably incurred - Applicant to pay $10,000 contribution to respondent’s costs plus $325 disbursements |
| Result | Costs in favour of respondent ($10,000) ; Disbursements in favour of respondent ($325) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Cases Cited | PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808 |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
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