Office of the Vice-Chancellor
Phone +64 7 858 9472
The University of Waikato
www.waikato.ac.nz
Private Bag 3105
Hamilton 3240
New Zealand
16 November 2021
Kelly Roe
Email: [FYI request #17495 email]
Dear Kelly
Official Information request – Legal fees
I refer to your request for official information of 9 November 2021.
The University of Waikato (University) has given due consideration to your request as follows:
“what (if any) amount of money the University chose to pay to external counsel at
Tompkins Wake for legal fees associated with the High Court Proceeding.”
The 2020/2021 legal costs incurred by the University as a result of the High Court proceedings
you brought against the University amounted to $62,338.96 (inclusive of GST and
disbursements).
Yours sincerely
Jim Mercer
Chief Operating Officer