Costs in civil proceedings – costs for parties acting in person
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For the commentary to the High Court Rules, see McGechan on Procedure at [HR14.2.01(6A)]. For commentary to the District Court Rules, see Civil Procedure: District Court and Tribunals at [DCR14.1.14] and [DCR14.1.18]. New Schedule 2, pt 2 of the High Court Rules and Schedule 5, pt 2 of the District Court Rules 2014 allow a daily recovery rate of $500.
By Jason Bull
Senior Legal Editor – Analytical Law
Jason Bull is a Senior Legal Editor in the New Zealand Analytical Law team with over 20 years’ experience at Thomson Reuters. He has worked in the legislation, and books teams and more latterly with annotated commentary products.