Grant v Guo

[2015] NZHC 465

IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND REGISTRY

CIV-2014-404-000937 [2015] NZHC 465

UNDER

Sectionn 266 of the Companies Act 1993

and Part 19 of the High Court Rules

IN THE MATTER

of the liquidation of O's Construction
Limited (in liquidation)

BETWEEN

DAMIEN GRANT and STEVEN KHOV Applicants

AND

TIANJIAO GUO Respondent

Hearing:	On the papers
Judgment:	13 March 2015

COSTS JUDGMENT OF ASHER J

This judgment was delivered by me on Friday, 13 March 2015 at 1pm pursuant to r 11.5 of the High Court Rules.

Registrar/Deputy Registrar

Solicitors:

Waterstone Insolvency, Auckland.

GRANT v GUO [2015] NZHC 465 [13 March 2015]

[1]      On 12 June 2014, I made an order to produce books, records and documents against the defendant Mr Guo.   Mr Guo had not responded to requests for the documents and had not contested the originating application.

[2]      The applicants having been successful, it is appropriate that I should award costs.

[3]      The applicants were put to the trouble of commencing proceedings because

of Mr Guo’s failure to respond.

[4]      I award costs on the application on a scale 2A basis, together with reasonable disbursements.  The applicants have calculated costs on a 1B rather than a 2A basis in their table. The table should be corrected to reflect costs on a 2A basis.

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Asher J