| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 296A/10 |
| Determination date | 19 October 2010 |
| Member | V Campbell |
| Representation | R Alchin ; R Clark |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Holmes v New Zealand Industrial Abseilers Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Partially successful personal grievance - Successful arrears of wages and holiday pay claim - One day investigation meeting - Applicant sought $5,500 contribution to total costs of $7,500 - Respondent opposed costs application - Authority found consideration of whether applicant’s costs reasonable made difficult by applicant’s failure to provide detailed breakdown of costs - Found on basis of similar cases and length of investigation meeting applicant’s costs reasonable - Counsel reminded that providing copies of invoices for completed work with submissions went long way to assisting Authority in determining reasonableness of costs incurred - Having regard to nature and length of investigation meeting and in principled exercise of discretion $3,500 costs appropriate - Respondent to pay applicant $3,500 contribution to costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($3,500) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Cases Cited | Holmes v New Zealand Industrial Abseilers Ltd unreported, V Campbell, 23 Jun 2010, AA 296/10;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808 |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 296a_10.pdf [pdf 10 KB] |