[2012] NZEmpC 136 Tuapawa v AFFCO NZ Ltd [pdf, 69 KB]
...within a half day; c. Involved a level of contribution by the plaintiff held by the Court to be 60%. [14] The principles relating to costs awards in this Court are well-established. They are based on the Court of Appeal judgments in Victoria University of Wellington v Alton-Lee, 4 Binnie v Pacific Health Ltd 5 and Health Waikato Ltd v Elmsly. 6 The Court has a broad discretion in making costs awards which must be exercised judicially and in accordance with the recognised pr...