National Standards Committee v Shand [2019] NZLCDT 10 [pdf, 306 KB]
...spell out the basis on which fees will be charged and will need to be paid by the client if third party funding is withdrawn, but this is not a matter of professional obligation. [16] Mr Hodge referred us to the decision of the English Court of Appeal in Baxendale-Walker v The Law Society,4 which set out principles applicable to costs awards against a regulator in a similar disciplinary framework and which he submitted are of relevance in this case where the Committee has been parti...