Twigley v New Zealand Law Society [2023] NZLCDT 41 (21 September 2023) [pdf, 98 KB]
...protection of the public pursuant to the Act,1 the costs of its opposition ought not to be borne by members of the legal profession. [4] The costs and expenses are a little under $18,000. [5] The applicant, Mr Twigley, who resides in Australia, has filed a memorandum opposing an order for costs. He advances the following grounds: (a) Read literally, s 249(1) is limited to proceedings brought by the Law Society. (b) An application for restoration is not intended to be adversar...