Tourplan Pacific Limited v Australian Tours Management Pty Limited

[2017] NZHC 2230

IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND REGISTRY

I TE KŌTI MATUA O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU ROHE

CIV-2016-404-000650 [2017] NZHC 2230

BETWEEN

TOURPLAN PACIFIC LIMITED

First Plaintiff

TOURPLAN CENTRAL SERVICES LIMITED

Second Plaintiff

AND

AUSTRALIAN TOURS MANAGEMENT PTY LIMITED Defendant

Judgment:                30 October 2017

JUDGMENT OF COURTNEY J

This judgment was delivered by Justice Courtney on 30 October 2017 at 3.30 pm

pursuant to R 11.5 of the High Court Rules

Registrar / Deputy Registrar

Date………………………

TOURPLAN PACIFIC LTD & OR v AUSTRALIAN TOURS MANAGEMENT PTY LTD [2017] NZHC 2230 [30 October 2017]

[1]      In my decision of 13 September 2017 I made an order for further discovery by the defendant, Australian Tours Management Pty Ltd (ATM).   I also made an order requiring ATM to answer certain of the interrogatories sought by the plaintiffs (Tourplan).  I invited counsel to address the issue of costs by memorandum.

[2]      I thank counsel for their constructive approach on the costs issue.  Tourplan seek costs on a 2B basis of $9,366 together with disbursements of $600, totalling

$9,966.  ATM accepts that costs may be ordered on this basis.  Counsel for Tourplan and ATM have addressed some other aspects which bore on the issue of costs.  They do not require any decision from me but I do record that I have considered the points made.

[3]      There are to be costs as sought in accordance with the calculation attached to

the memorandum of Tourplan’s counsel dated 20 September 2017.

P Courtney J