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1. NH v Singh LCRO 53/2013, 91/2013 and 115/2013 (27 August 2014) [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...to the lender as “she” or “it” in a way that suggested that the lender was not, in fact, QRS. When it appeared Mr NH may be unable to repay the loan on time, Mr Singh was actively involved in registering securities and taking steps to protect the lender’s interests. after 1 August 2008 constituted unsatisfactory conduct pursuant to s 12 of the LCA. [10] The Committee considered Mr Singh was deliberately evasive as to the identity of the lender, and as a director and sh...

2. LCRO 28/2017 HK v TX (31 May 2019) [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...Legal Complaints Review Officer (LCRO) may elect to conduct a review on the papers if he or she considers on the basis of all the information available, that the review can be adequately determined in the absence of the parties. [25] After having carefully traversed the material on the file, I concluded that it would be appropriate to allow Mr TX an opportunity to respond to concerns I had identified in the course of a consideration of the written material before me. Those concerns...

3. Kettering v Biggleswade LCRO 212 / 2009 (19 March 2010) [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...changed. DECISION [1] The Applicant is a barrister whose professional retainer involving two clients led the Standards Committee to conclude that the Applicant had acted in a conflict of interest in breach of Rule 6.1 of the Conduct and Client Care Rules and that there had been conduct unbecoming on the part of the Applicant. [2] The background is that the Applicant acted for C after she was charged with assault following a complaint to the police by her partner D. In defe...

4. Family Court Rewrite - Summary of submissions - PDF version [pdf, 824 KB]

   ...invest in triaging and spending greater effort on navigation ... need to better match up a person’s legal needs with the appropriate service or services available. Lawyer How many others are unable to protect their children's welfare and best interests because they can't afford fees and/or navigate the bureaucracy and processes of the system? Parent The Panel heard from some people that barriers to acc...

5. Family Court Rewrite - Summary of submissions - Word version [docx, 3.1 MB]

   ...Need to invest in triaging and spending greater effort on navigation ... need to better match up a person’s legal needs with the appropriate service or services available. Lawyer How many others are unable to protect their children's welfare and best interests because they can't afford fees and/or navigate the bureaucracy and processes of the system? Parent The Panel heard from some people that barriers to accessing l...

6. Family violence information sharing guidance [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   ...is safe to do so 12 A. What if I can’t get consent? 12 B. When should I tell a person that I have shared their information? 13 C. Who can I share with if I do have consent? 13 Principle 3: You must consider sharing information if you think it will protect a victim or if you receive a request 14 A. Why is there a duty to consider sharing? 14 B. Why is sharing not compulsory? 14 Principle 4: You can share information for specific purposes 16 A. How do I request information? 16 B. How do...

7. Sharing Information Safely [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   ...is safe to do so 12 A. What if I can’t get consent? 12 B. When should I tell a person that I have shared their information? 13 C. Who can I share with if I do have consent? 13 Principle 3: You must consider sharing information if you think it will protect a victim or if you receive a request 14 A. Why is there a duty to consider sharing? 14 B. Why is sharing not compulsory? 14 Principle 4: You can share information for specific purposes 16 A. How do I request information? 16 B. How do...

8. CR v TN LCRO 54/2014 (23 November 2016) [pdf, 75 KB]

   ...review of the determination by [Area] Standards Committee that Mr CR’s conduct constituted unsatisfactory conduct pursuant to s 12(c) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 by reason of breaches of rules 2.3, 10 and 13.2 of the Conduct and Client Care Rules.1 [2] The Committee censured Mr CR, ordered him to pay $2,000 to Mr TN by way of compensation for emotional stress, imposed a fine of $2,000 and ordered him to pay $1,000 to New Zealand Law Society by way of costs. [3] Mr CR...

9. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee v Eichelbaum [2014] NZLCDT 68 [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...However, we accept Mr Waalkens QC’s submission that the only parties to whom the information has been disclosed are those to whom the duty was owed (and therefore already possessed the information) and the Courts. An affidavit filed in Court can be protected, and indeed was in this case, by suppression orders. Thus there is no wider publication, such as existed in the series of cases put to us by Ms Davenport QC. [77] In these circumstances, we are uncomfortable about the concep...

10. Crosswell v Auckland City Council [pdf, 92 KB]

    ...cost of the eaves is refused. CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE [34] Contributory negligence is based on the premise that a claimant who sues another person for harm that he or she has Page 10 suffered, but has failed to take reasonable care in looking after his or her own interests, may have any damages awarded reduced to reflect the claimant’s share in the responsibility of the harm and damage suffered. Specifically, section 3(1) of the Contributory Negligence Act 1947...