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1. [2021] NZEmpC 208 ABC v DEF [pdf, 315 KB]

   ...later challenge any without prejudice statements made at mediation. [5] The Authority convened a case management conference call at which it received oral submissions. Then the parties were sent an email stating that the Member had considered carefully the forceful submissions made by ABC that mediation should not proceed. The Member considered that mediation remained mandated by s 159 of the Act and could be of assistance to the parties in clarifying the claims or resolving the...

2. LCRO 61/2022 YJ v GQ (29 October 2024) [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...responsibility for the complaints. 10 The debtor was Ms IE. 5 8. Failing to intervene when counsel for PS made oral and incorrect submissions to the Court. 9. Generally, failing to give clear information and advice to Ms YJ and failing to protect her interests. [21] The outcome sought by Ms YJ was to have the invoices paid by her for the High Court proceedings and the Notary Public fees and travel costs reimbursed. Mr GQ’s reply [22] Set out below are extracts from...

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4. BO v DE LCRO 297 / 2012 (13 September 2013) [pdf, 92 KB]

   ...are to promote and protect the interests of their client and there is no general professional duty towards another party who is not a client. Nor does an opposing lawyer owe the other party, who is also represented by their own lawyer, a duty of care. [5] The Standards Committee decided to take no further action on the complaint pursuant to s 138(2) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act). Section 137 of the Act allows a Standards Committee to take no further action...

5. LCRO 193/2019 CF v YL (19 February 2021) [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...ongoing bullying he had suffered in the workplace. [7] On completing a review of B’s circumstances, Ms YL provided an opinion to B. She concluded that the threshold for establishing workplace bullying had not been met. [8] Mr CF, clearly a caring and attentive father, had endeavoured to assist B in assembling and advancing B’s employment case. The complaint and the Standards Committee decision [9] Mr CF lodged a complaint with the NZLS on 20 May 2019. The substance of his c...

6. BORA Lawyers and Conveyancers Amendment Bill [pdf, 322 KB]

   ...proposal raises a possible inconsistency with s 17 of the Bill of Rights Act. However, the position is complicated by the uncertain scope of that right in comparable jurisdictions, which do not necessarily recognise the extension of the right to protect associations of a commercial character. However, in our view the proposal is in any event justifiable under s 5 of the Bill of Rights Act as reflecting a rational and legitimate policy choice by the legislature to re-emphasise the import...

7. [2023] NZIACDT 29 - DT v Li (11 December 2023) [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...immigration advice, and to enhance the reputation of New Zealand as a migration destination, by providing for the regulation of persons who give immigration advice. [22] The focus of professional disciplinary proceedings is not punishment, but the protection of the public:3 3 Z v Dental Complaints Assessment Committee [2008] NZSC 55, [2009] 1 NZLR 1 at [97], [128] and [151]. 6 …It is well established that professional disciplinary proceedings are civil and not criminal in...

8. [2025] NZIACDT 22 – ZZ v Wen (25 March 2025) [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...steps to reduce her exposure to future liability. She contacts independently with her clients and does not hand them over to unlicensed people. She has shifted her practice from work visas to primarily focus on education visas. Ms Wen gives more care to proper processes in her work. She has learned a quick and painful lesson. [16] As for the sanctions proposed by the Registrar: 1. A censure is not opposed. 2. In respect of training, Ms Wen states that the time and effort inv...

9. CAC20003 v Sue [2015] NZREADT 87 [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...[25] Professional standards must be maintained. The aspects of deterrence and denunciation must be taken into account. It is settled law that a penalty in a professional disciplinary case is primarily about the maintenance of standards and the protection of the public, but there can be an element of punishment. Disciplinary proceedings inevitably involve issues of deterrence, and penalties are designed in part to deter both the offender and others in the profession from offending in a...

10. LCDT - 2014 annual report [pdf, 656 KB]

    ...public become increasingly aware of their rights and the Law Society’s own processes continue to identify issues of concern. The focus of the Tribunal now will be to ensure that it operates as efficiently as possible, both judicially in its public protection role, and as an independent statutory tribunal. Judge D F Clarkson Chair Page | 9 Appendix 1 Membership during the period 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 Chair Judge Dale Clarkson Depu...