| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | CA 14A/10 |
| Determination date | 29 April 2010 |
| Member | J Crichton |
| Representation | T Twomey ; W Jones |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | Manson v Tom Ryan Cartage Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Successful personal grievance - One day investigation meeting - Applicant sought contribution to total costs of over $9,500 - Applicant claimed case where respondent self represented therefore incurred no legal costs of its own but failed to engage with Authority’s process causing applicant to incur additional costs - Authority noted had found respondent had not acted in good faith and had prepared good faith report for Employment Court reporting as such - Authority found applicant’s costs reasonable given particular difficulties applicant had engaging respondent - Found appropriate case to increase daily tariff approach - Found applicant incurred additional and unnecessary costs due to respondent’s conduct - Respondent to pay applicant $7,500 contribution to costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($7,500) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Cases Cited | Graham v Airways Corporation of New Zealand Ltd unreported, A Dumbleton, 28 Jan 2004, AA 39/04;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808 |
| Number of Pages | 4 |
| PDF File Link: | ca 14a_10.pdf [pdf 18 KB] |