College Rifles Rugby Union Football & Sports Club v Minister of Lands

[2015] NZHC 2505

IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND REGISTRY

CIV-2014-404-001206 [2015] NZHC 2505

BETWEEN

THE COLLEGE RIFLES RUGBY

UNION FOOTBALL & SPORTS CLUB Plaintiff

AND

THE MINISTER OF LANDS AND THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Defendant

Hearing:	(On the papers)
Counsel:	Prajna Moodley for the Plaintiff Kenneth Stephen and Heidi Baillie for the Defendant
Judgment:	13 October 2015

[COSTS] JUDGMENT OF MOORE J

This judgment was delivered by me on 13 October 2015 at 3:00pm pursuant to Rule 11.5 of the High Court Rules.

Registrar/ Deputy Registrar

Date:

THE COLLEGE RIFLES RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL & SPORTS CLUB v THE MINISTER OF LANDS AND THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION [2015] NZHC 2505 [13 October 2015]

[1]      On 24 August 2015, I issued a judgment rejecting an application by College Rifles Rugby Union Football & Sports Club Inc (“College Rifles”) for declarations relating to its agreement with the Crown for the lease of its property.1     In that judgment I expressed a preliminary view that costs should be awarded on a 2B basis.2

[2]      I have now received a joint memorandum from counsel.  They are agreed that costs should be awarded on a 2B basis and provide a figure of $37,681.67.

[3]      I therefore order College Rifles to pay costs to the defendant on a 2B basis in the sum of $37,681.67.

Moore J

Solicitors:

Brookfields Lawyers, Auckland

Crown Law, Wellington

1      The College Rifles Rugby Union Football & Sports Club Inc v Minister of Lands and the

Ministry of Education [2015] NZHC 2001.

2 At [116].