| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 37/10 |
| Determination date | 29 January 2010 |
| Member | M Urlich |
| Representation | V Naidu ; V Raman |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Patel and Anor v Deval Enterprises Ltd |
| Other Parties | Patel |
| Summary | COSTS - One and a half days investigation meeting - Applicants successful in substantive determination - Applicant's sought $10,880 as contribution to $12,585 actual costs - Authority found costs should follow the event - Found matter of average complexity as numerous failures by respondent - Found contribution to costs sought reasonable - Found respondent unreasonably failed to settle applicant's claim - Found matter had degree of complexity and was important to parties given fundamental nature of issues - Respondent to pay $5,000 contribution to applicant's costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($5,000) ; Disbursements in favour of applicant ($250.95) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Statutes | ERA cl15, sch2 |
| Cases Cited | PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808 |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 37_10.pdf [pdf 24 KB] |