Wellington Standards Committee 2 v Tennet [2022] NZLCDT 37 (26 October 2022) [pdf, 183 KB]
...lying to his client, he breached fundamental obligations. Those include his obligations to be independent in providing regulated 39 NoE p 118, lines 26 – 30. 40 Bundle pp 236 – 7. 41 NoE p 108 lines 1 – 15. 42 NoE p 109, lines 12 – p 110 line 16. 43 NoE p 110, lines 11 – 13. 12 services; and to act in accordance with all fiduciary duties and duties of care owed by lawyers to their clients.44 He put his interests before those of his client. It is a breach o...