McConnor v New Zealand Law Society [2024] NZLCDT 13 (16 May 2024) [pdf, 165 KB]
...reliably the triggers of previous wrongdoing and the mechanisms necessary to avoid its recurrence. [12] Various Tribunal, High Court and Court of Appeal decisions concerning Mr McConnor’s wrongdoing and strike-off were produced and analysed via an affidavit by a New Zealand Law Society regulator. Mr McConnor submits that, as evidence, these items are not permitted by s 50 Evidence Act 2006. (Section 50 prohibits using evidence of a finding of fact in a civil proceeding or by a tr...