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1. LCRO 119/2022 FT v GS (31 October 2022) [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...pursuant to s 206(2) of the Act, which allows the LCRO to conduct the review on the basis of all information available if the LCRO considers that the review can be adequately determined in the absence of the parties. [23] I record that having carefully read the complaint, the response to the complaint, the Committee’s decision and the submissions filed in support of and in opposition to the application for review, there are no additional issues or questions in my mind that nec...

2. LCRO 39/2022 RD v QL and ZH (29 November 2023) [pdf, 155 KB]

   ...to another lawyer in the firm. Ms RD was soon afterwards advised that she needed to take independent advice. [33] The Committee determined that neither Ms QL or Mr ZH had breached the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules) relating to conflicts of interest. Fees [34] The Committee noted that the fee for the renewal of the lease was withdrawn as it had been prepared on the instructions of the landlord. [35] At paragraph 4.3 o...

3. [2025] NZIACDT 05 – YI v Liu (14 January 2025) [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...party has requested an oral hearing. ASSESSMENT [31] The Registrar relies on the following provisions of the Code: General 1. A licensed immigration adviser must be honest, professional, diligent and respectful and conduct themselves with due care and in a timely manner. Client Care 2. A licensed immigration adviser must: … e. obtain and carry out the informed lawful instructions of the client, and … Immigration adviser licence 14. A licensed immigration adviser...

4. [2025] NZIACDT 06 – DH v Liu (14 January 2025) [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...party has requested an oral hearing. ASSESSMENT [31] The Registrar relies on the following provisions of the Code: General 1. A licensed immigration adviser must be honest, professional, diligent and respectful and conduct themselves with due care and in a timely manner. Client Care 2. A licensed immigration adviser must: … e. obtain and carry out the informed lawful instructions of the client, and … Immigration adviser licence 14. A licensed immigration adviser...

5. SN v EH [2024] NZDT 763 (13 November 2024) [pdf, 253 KB]

   ...between the loss that SN has suffered by the [Boat] being sold for scrap, and anything EH said about the condition of the [Boat] when he sold it to him over two years earlier, has been severed because the evidence suggests that the [Boat] was not cared for after purchase by SN, it was stored in water/outside, and was scraped along concrete during the rescue. Any of these events could have caused damage to the underside of the hulls. Is SN entitled to a remedy and is the amount claimed...

6. [2025] NZIACDT 04 EI v Liu (14 January 2025) [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...party has requested an oral hearing. ASSESSMENT [31] The Registrar relies on the following provisions of the Code: General 1. A licensed immigration adviser must be honest, professional, diligent and respectful and conduct themselves with due care and in a timely manner. Client Care 2. A licensed immigration adviser must: … e. obtain and carry out the informed lawful instructions of the client, and … Immigration adviser licence 14. A licensed immigration adviser...

7. [2024] NZIACDT 32 - XI v Liu (16 December 2024) [pdf, 237 KB]

   ...party has requested an oral hearing. ASSESSMENT [31] The Registrar relies on the following provisions of the Code: General 1. A licensed immigration adviser must be honest, professional, diligent and respectful and conduct themselves with due care and in a timely manner. Client Care 2. A licensed immigration adviser must: … e. obtain and carry out the informed lawful instructions of the client, and … Immigration adviser licence 14. A licensed immigration adviser...

8. LCRO 196/2022 LQ and BQ v HN (2 December 2024) [pdf, 186 KB]

   ...approved the purchaser’s request for an extension of the sunset condition and if they had known what was involved with the resulting costs, they would have cancelled the agreement. 6 Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (Conduct Rules). 7 Standards Committee determination (14 November 2022) at [18]. Mr HN’s initial instructions came from [K] who instructed him about the proposed sale of this strip of land to the neighbouring owners. 8 At...

9. LCRO 58/2017 EB v AD and BD [pdf, 368 KB]

   ...obliged to make decisions about depositing funds. [94] Moreover, Mr CW submits that a requirement of natural justice is that “disciplinary powers are exercised in proportion to the wrongdoing by the professional person, taking into account the protective policy underlying the disciplinary regime”. This approach has been adopted by this Office in AL v ZK.17 16 New Zealand Law Society “Trust Account Guidelines” (6 November 2008...

10. LCRO 2011 Annual Report [pdf, 919 KB]

    Presented to the House of Representatives pursuant to Section 223 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 Report of the LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER For the 12 months ended 30 June 2011 Annual Report 2011 | Legal Complaints Review Officer 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ___________________________________________________________________________________________ LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICE Overview of the year 2009/2010 ........................................