LCRO 34/2023 PI v SY (27 June 2024) [pdf, 253 KB]
...in the sum of $20,000 plus GST. [16] Mr PI responded to the invoice with immediate complaint that Mr SY had failed to competently represent him. Mr PI informed Mr SY that if he did not receive a full refund of all fees paid, a complaint would be filed with the New Zealand Law Society. The complaint and the Standards Committee decision [17] Mr PI lodged a complaint with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service (NZLS) on 23 September 2021. The substance of his complaint was that...