Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 11, 2020 2:55:59 GMT 12
SIR BOB JONES TO PAY LEGAL COSTS TO RENAE MAIHI
Sir Robert has since told media that due to a confidential agreement he can not say why he dropped the case.
Maihi said no agreement of that nature was made.
"On Sunday 8 March TVNZ aired an interview with Robert Jones in which he said he did not want to stop his defamation claim against me.
"He claimed there was a confidential agreement between the parties that meant he could not talk about his reasons for discontinuing the proceeding," she said.
"There was no such agreement. Mr Jones unilaterally abandoned his claim halfway through a 10-day trial.
"He took that step following two days of cross-examination in which he continued to express views about Māori that many New Zealanders would regard as racist and offensive."
She said Sir Robert had agreed to pay for her legal costs.
"By discontinuing the proceeding, Mr Jones became liable to pay my legal costs.
We have now agreed his costs liability, the amount of which is confidential to the parties. That agreement on costs was reached last week and is the only agreement between us.".....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/411365/sir-bob-jones-to-pay-legal-costs-to-renae-maihi
Sir Robert has since told media that due to a confidential agreement he can not say why he dropped the case.
Maihi said no agreement of that nature was made.
"On Sunday 8 March TVNZ aired an interview with Robert Jones in which he said he did not want to stop his defamation claim against me.
"He claimed there was a confidential agreement between the parties that meant he could not talk about his reasons for discontinuing the proceeding," she said.
"There was no such agreement. Mr Jones unilaterally abandoned his claim halfway through a 10-day trial.
"He took that step following two days of cross-examination in which he continued to express views about Māori that many New Zealanders would regard as racist and offensive."
She said Sir Robert had agreed to pay for her legal costs.
"By discontinuing the proceeding, Mr Jones became liable to pay my legal costs.
We have now agreed his costs liability, the amount of which is confidential to the parties. That agreement on costs was reached last week and is the only agreement between us.".....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/411365/sir-bob-jones-to-pay-legal-costs-to-renae-maihi