Kaur v Minister of Immigration

[2018] NZHC 1454

IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND REGISTRY

I TE KŌTI MATUA O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU ROHE

CIV 2017-404-1971

[2018] NZHC 1454

BETWEEN

HARPREET KAUR

First applicant

GURJANT SINGH
Second Applicant

AND

MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION

Respondent

Hearing:

[On the papers]

Counsel:

Kaur and Singh in person

K Stephen and M Madden for the Respondent

Judgment:

18 June 2018

JUDGMENT OF JAGOSE J

[Costs]

This judgment is delivered by me on 18 June 2018 at 2.30pm pursuant to r 11.5 of the High Court Rules.

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Registrar / Deputy Registrar

Solicitors:

Crown Law, Wellington

And to:
The applicants

KAUR v MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION [2018] NZHC 1454 [18 June 2018]

[1]                 My 20 April 2018 judgment took the preliminary view Ms Kaur and Ms Singh should jointly and severally be liable to pay 2B costs and disbursements to the Minister. I reserved costs to be determined on memoranda to be filed in accordance with a specified timetable, if my preliminary view was not accepted by either party and costs could not otherwise be agreed between them.

[2]                 The Chief Executive seeks $14,383.50 in costs, plus disbursements to be fixed by the Registrar, calculated in accordance with my preliminary view. Ms Kaur’s and Mr Singh’s views are unknown. They have not filed anything in response to the Minister’s memorandum, the time for responding to which in accordance with the timetable has expired.

[3]                 I have reviewed the Minister’s claimed costs, set out at the Schedule to the Minister’s memorandum. They are a conservative calculation of 2B scale costs in the proceeding.

[4]                 I order Ms Kaur and Mr Singh jointly or severally to pay to the Minister costs in the amount of $14,383.50, plus disbursements to be fixed by the Registrar.

—Jagose J