Court rejects unemployment defence
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- The Supreme Court upheld an order requiring a man to pay $5,000 in legal costs after losing an employment-related appeal.
- The costs were awarded to the Permanent Secretary for Education, Heritage and Arts after the petitioner lost his case against the ministry.
The Supreme Court has upheld a $5,000 legal-costs order against a man who lost an appeal in an employment-related case.
The petitioner had challenged a Court of Appeal decision requiring him to pay the money to the Permanent Secretary for Education, Heritage and Arts.
His original case was brought against the ministry. After losing in court, he appealed, but the Supreme Court rejected his challenge and left the costs order in place.
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