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1. BG v TC LCRO 199/2013 (22 January 2015) [pdf, 46 KB]

   ...assertion, and I therefore disregard it. [30] Mr BG says he found Mr TC “the most awkward person to try and reason with”, and that he refused to accept his instructions that he did not commit the offences alleged, advising him to enter guilty pleas to three charges on the basis that the Police might discontinue others. He repeats his view that Mr TC is not a fit and proper person to be a lawyer, and if he had been able to choose (rather than allocated a lawyer by Legal Aid),...

2. G Eckhoff - SoE - 21 April 2021.pdf [pdf, 396 KB]

   ...failure to genuinely consult with water users over PC7 ThP. fan 7 t.on~ult~tion where riw· ~peaking time on the<;e important m,~tler:; before th~ u1urt •· - ·• ····---wa<:- halved from r3 merf' 10 minutes to S mi1nites Allow me please to quote a sentence from the former chair of the 0RC Marian Hobbs to me Quote "You will have a chance to put in a submission once the plan has been notified, and we will adhere to the times advised t o you ... ... . The plan wil...

3. Complaints Assessment Committee 412 v Singh [2019] NZREADT 004 [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...letter of apology to the vendors); [f] Mr Singh’s offending occurred when he had been a licensed salesperson for just over one year, he had an otherwise unblemished record, he had co- operated with the investigation and entered an early guilty plea, and he had received in-house training on disclosure requirements. [26] Mr Barrowclough submitted that the appropriate penalty would be an order for censure, a fine of $6,000, and an order to complete further training. Discussio...

4. Selwyn v Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board - Opape 1A19B (2019) 220 Waiariki MB 94 (220 WAR 94) [pdf, 322 KB]

   ...Wairata Te Oneone, in person Mr L Hemi for Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board Date: 9 September 2019 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE L R HARVEY [1] This application for a judicial conference was last heard on 26 July 2019 at Ōpōtiki.1 The grounds pleaded were: As per the previous hearing, the owners accepted without prejudice, the resignation of the Whakatohea Māori Trust Board (WMTB) on the basis time was necessary to undertake due diligence. Upon completion of the due diligence,...

5. [2020] NZREADT 08 - Bond (25 February 2020) [pdf, 154 KB]

   ...disgraceful conduct, it could find Ms Bond guilty of misconduct under s 73(b) of the 2008 Act (seriously incompetent or seriously negligent real estate agency work). [2] In a joint memorandum filed in the Tribunal on 21 November 2019, Ms Bond pleaded guilty to disgraceful conduct or seriously negligent conduct in the alternative. [3] The Tribunal is required to determine whether Ms Bond is guilty of misconduct under s 73(a) or s 73(b) of the 2008 Act, and to determine what penalty s...

6. Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Fendall [2018] NZLCDT 32 [pdf, 119 KB]

   THERE IS AN ORDER MADE PURSUANT TO S 240 LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS ACT 2006 FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF MEDICAL DETAILS. PLEASE SEE ORDER 5 ON PAGE 10 FOR FULL SUPPRESSION DETAILS. NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2018] NZLCDT 32 LCDT 036/17 UNDER The Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN AUCKLAND STANDARDS COMMITTEE 1 OF THE NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY Applicant AND ROBYN PHILIPPA JOY FENDALL Respondent C...

7. Aramatua Trust v Proctor - Nuhaka 2C2X (2020) 99 Tairawhiti MB 106 (99 TRW 106) [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...right of a fee simple holding to be able to partake of the fruits of the land so if that affects that company that is not my fault, I don’t wish to affect them. And I do wish to stay on that land and this is 99 Tairawhiti MB 111 my best plea to your court so that I may stay there and partake of the fruits. Is anybody there and can you still hear me? The Court: Yes, we heard all that, thank you. Anything further? M Proctor: Yes, Your Honour. I don’t wish for you to ma...

8. Auckland Standards Committee 5 v Yoo [2016] NZLCDT 35 [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...C Paterson for the Standards Committee Mr H Laubscher for the Practitioner 2 ORAL DECISION ON PENALTY [1] The Tribunal has been considering appropriate penalty and consequential orders following from Mr Yoo’s guilty plea to a charge, which has been amended by the Standards Committee to one of negligence. The charge will be appended to this decision as Appendix 1. [2] It relates to the manner in which Mr Yoo has managed his trust account and there are...

9. [2010] NZEmpC 84 Secretary for Justice v Dodd [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...nephew’s records on CMS formed the basis of the lesser of the two findings of misconduct in employment that led to Ms Dodd’s dismissal. She accepts that doing so was wrong. [23] There was evidently some uncertainty about the nephew’s intended pleas to the charges he faced. At an early stage of the prosecution, the complainant made a victim impact statement (VIS) some of the substance of which the nephew disputed, regarded as unduly harsh, and which he was advised could well...

10. OX v XX Standards Committee LCRO 180/2015 (4 October 2016) [pdf, 456 KB]

    ...over several months when he took further instructions and provided advice, prior to the two weeks before the trial was due to commence. As I understand it, Mr OX had by then provided written advice to his client in relation to the charges, and on plea. Mr OX says he met with his client over the first of the two weeks before trial, and took further detailed instructions. He says his ability to take further instructions was compromised by his client being in custody for the final w...