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1. Complaints Assessment Committee 409 v Andrew Rankin [2017] NZREADT 78 [pdf, 186 KB]

   ...and took responsibility for allowing the Brogdens to access the property. He submitted that although Mr Rankin had only formally admitted this charge shortly before the hearing, the Tribunal should still consider a discount for an early guilty plea, as the plea had been indicated to counsel for the Committee approximately one month before the hearing. [b] He is well-respected in the Pahiatua community, both as a real estate salesperson and as a member of the community. Mr Dennet...

2. Legal aid Criminal Procedure Act 2011 - consultation response - final [pdf, 627 KB]

   ...schedules, as it did when criminal fixed fees were first implemented in March 2012. We made adjustments to the fees urgently when it was clear that, for example, there was a gap in the ability to pay a provider any fee when the client had absconded before plea. 69. We will likewise follow a flexible approach in relation to these changes, and keep them under constant review as they bed in and cases progress through the new court procedures. There is also a full evaluation of the new Fixed...

3. CAC20009 v Li [2015] NZREADT 48 [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...terms the conduct relates to transactions where he had failed to disclose that his niece, Ms Li Li, would acquire the properties. In the relevant sales he did not obtain the consent of the vendor or provide the client with a valuation. [2] Mr Li pleaded guilty to the charge at the first opportunity. Counsel agree that he and his lawyer cooperated with the Real Estate Agents Authority over the drafting of the charges and an agreed Statement of Facts. [3] Mr Li’s guilty plea is bas...

4. Form 24 Criminal legal aid fixed fees D-F [pdf, 393 KB]

   ...Date activity/fixed fee completed Final invoice Interim invoice Date of final disposition (if final invoice) Schedule D (excl. GST) Schedule E (excl. GST) Schedule F (excl. GST) Base Fees All guilty plea and sentencing preparation (including sentencing indication) Committal (including post committal conference) Preparation (memorandum – initial callover) Preparat...

5. Auckland Standards committee 2 v Burcher Short [2015] NZLCDT 47 [pdf, 78 KB]

   ...acutely aware of the need for scrupulous compliance. [5] The nominee company was managed on a day to day basis by Mr Burcher, who accepts he must bear the primary responsibility for the defects identified by Mr Maffey. For this reason he has pleaded guilty to two charges of misconduct relating to the breaches identified by Maffey 2, and two charges of “negligence … of such a degree or so frequent as to tend to bring the profession into disrepute”, arising out of Maffey 1....

6. Form 24 - Criminal legal aid -Tax invoice - schedules D-F [pdf, 394 KB]

   ...Date activity/fixed fee completed Final invoice Interim invoice Date of final disposition (if final invoice) Schedule D (excl. GST) Schedule E (excl. GST) Schedule F (excl. GST) Base Fees All guilty plea and sentencing preparation (including sentencing indication) $1000 $1600 $2200 Committal (including post committal conference) $1000 $1700 $2800 Preparation (memorandum – initial callover) $2...

7. Auckland Standards Committee1 of the New Zealand LawSociety v X [2011] NZLCDT 15 [pdf, 79 KB]

   ...judgement was simply that, in talking to her friend, she took up the offer that her friend made to make an enquiry with her insurance company. She should of course immediately have said this was not an option. [15] Although Ms X entered a guilty plea to the criminal charges she faced she explained that this was a pragmatic decision. She wished to avoid embarrassment to her family and to save face. She also wished to avoid the emotional and personal costs of a defended hearing....

8. Complaints Assessment Committee 410 v Dai [2017] NZREADT 18 [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...seriously negligent real estate agency work (s 73(b) of the Act). [e] Alternative to all three charges: Ms Dai was guilty of unsatisfactory conduct (s 72 of the Act). [2] By a Response to Charge dated 9 December 2016, the Defendant, Ms Dai, entered pleas of guilty to all three charges. The Tribunal records that Ms Gai voluntarily suspended her licence in May 2015. [3] At a telephone conference on 3 February 2017, Ms Gai confirmed her admission of the charges and advised that sh...

9. CAC403 v Mansell [2019] NZREADT 38 (22 August 2019) [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...with misconduct under s 73(a) of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 (disgraceful conduct). The parties filed an agreed summary of facts on 11 April 2019. By a memorandum dated 15 July 2019, Ms Mansell advised the Tribunal that she would enter a plea of guilty to the charge. [2] The Tribunal is required to be satisfied that Ms Mansell’s admitted conduct constitutes disgraceful conduct, as charged. In the event that it is satisfied of that, it is required to determine the appropri...

10. Auckland Standards Committee v Comeskey [2010] NZLCDT 19 [pdf, 121 KB]

    ...Treleaven for New Zealand Law Society Mr R Fairbrother for the Respondent - 2 - DECISION OF NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS TRIBUNAL Introduction [1] During a hearing of this Tribunal on 5-6 July 2010 in Auckland, Mr Comeskey has pleaded guilty to three charges of misconduct in his professional capacity laid by the New Zealand Law Society. A further charge (or set of alternative charges) has been withdrawn by the Society. The hearing was adjourned for a sanctioning...