Yoonwoo C & C Development Corp v Huh

[2022] NZHC 2263

IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND REGISTRY

I TE KŌTI MATUA O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU ROHE

CIV-2018-404-664

[2022] NZHC 2263

BETWEEN

YOONWOO C & C DEVELOPMENT CORP

Plaintiff

AND

JAE HO HUH

Defendant

Hearing:	On the papers
Judgment:	6 September 2022

JUDGMENT OF WYLIE J

[As to costs]

This judgment was delivered by me on Tuesday, 6 September 2022 at 4:00 pm pursuant to r 11.5 of the High Court Rules.

Registrar/Deputy Registrar

Solicitors:Loo & Koo/AJB Holmes and NM Foulis, Auckland Chapman Tripp, Auckland

YOONWOO C & C DEVELOPMENT CORP v HUH [2022] NZHC 2263 [6 September 2022]

[1]    My judgment in this matter was issued on 9 August 2022.1 Inter alia I held that Yoonwoo C & C Development Corp (Yoonwoo) was entitled to its reasonable costs and disbursements and I put in place a timetable for the filing of submissions.

[2]Yoonwoo filed a memorandum seeking costs on a 2B basis in the total sum of

$7,528.50, together with disbursements of $7,134.92. The time for the filing of a memorandum in reply has expired. No memorandum has been received from Mr Huh.

[3]    I have checked the costs claimed by Yoonwoo. I am satisfied that they are appropriate. The disbursements include expert witness costs. Those costs are appropriate because Mr Huh filed his own expert’s report and Yoonwoo had to reply to the same.

[4]    Accordingly, I fix costs against Mr Huh and in favour of Yoonwoo in the sum of $7,528.50, together with disbursements of $7,134.92, making a total order for costs and disbursements in the sum of $14,663.42.

Wylie J

1      Huh v Yoonwoo C & C Development Corp [2022] NZHC 1958.