The Law of Costs in New Zealand

The first specialist costs text in the market, The Law of Costs in New Zealand provides an in-depth and practical analysis of the operation of the costs regime. It will assist lawyers and judges to reduce errors on costs matters, improve the quality of their arguments, and to promote agreement by reducing misconceived costs disputes that ought to be resolved without judicial intervention.

The Law of Costs in New Zealand uses the civil costs regime established by the High Court Rules as a starting point, going on to examines costs in the appellate and inferior courts, criminal cases, and in arbitrations.