Canterbury / Westland Standards Committee 3 v Johnson [2018] NZLCDT 5 [pdf, 464 KB]
...Properties Limited v D J Freeman & Co:41 “An inexperienced client will need and be entitled to expect the solicitor to take a much broader view of the scope of his retainer and of his duties than will be the case with an experienced client.” [101] We have also been referred to the text Ethics, Professional Responsibility and The Lawyer where the following passages are relevant:42 “In the absence of clear indications that the contrary was intended, it is presumed that the...