Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Burton [2023] NZLCDT 23 (26 May 2023) [pdf, 98 KB]
...no need for his client to be suspended, because he was not a risk to the public. There was no element of personal gain in the conduct. It is submitted that these charges have “...fully brought home….the issues around the management of his files and the need to change the way he practices”. [22] Further, as a sole practitioner, suspension will have a greater impact on his many longstanding and loyal clients. Mr Burton would have to bear the cost of a locum during any period...