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1. 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...

2. 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...

3. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Brill [2022] NZLCDT 3 (21 January 2022) [pdf, 557 KB]

   ...Brill’s case is that because his clients were friends and/or neighbours they were “a particular group” and that “a precise group” was the “exact opposite of “the public”. [45] Mr Brill submits that the purpose of s 9 is “… to protect the public against persons holding themselves out as lawyers when not entitled to do so”. And that “the Practice Rules are to prevent non-lawyers from holding themselves out or acting as if they were lawyers, not to prevent law...

4. D Ltd v NN & LN [2024] NZDT 154 (10 April 2024) [pdf, 119 KB]

   ...that D Ltd caused this damage. Carpet damage CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 4 of 6 32. I find there was no lack of reasonable care and skill with regard to damage to the carpet. NN and LN said that sticky plastic had been laid down by D Ltd to protect the carpet, but that they extended this plastic to provide further protection. When it was removed, it left a sticky residue. 33. However, as D Ltd said, there is no evidence that the carpet is damaged beyond repair. NN and LN sai...

5. Legal aid Family Fixed Fees Schedules [pdf, 870 KB]

   ...................................................................................................................................................................... 26 PATERNITY – GRANTING NOTES .............................................................................................................................................. 29 PROTECTION OF PERSONAL & PROPERTY RIGHTS (PPPR) ................................................................................................ 30...

6. Family Fixed Fee Schedules [pdf, 870 KB]

   ...................................................................................................................................................................... 26 PATERNITY – GRANTING NOTES .............................................................................................................................................. 29 PROTECTION OF PERSONAL & PROPERTY RIGHTS (PPPR) ................................................................................................ 30...

7. Recommendations Recap - Issue 13 [pdf, 988 KB]

   ...http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2006/0038/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM5976687#DLM5976687 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2006/0038/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM5977147#DLM5977147 13 seatbelt and the bulldozer did not have a Roll Over Protection System to help protect the driver from crush injuries. Experience Inexperience and a lack of understanding of hazards have been cited as contributory factors leading to deaths at the workplace. In one case a coroner commented...

8. 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...

9. Recommendations recap - issue 12 [pdf, 996 KB]

   ...with any orders made under section 74 of the Act. 3 Contents Recommendations .......................................................................................................... 4 Adverse Effects or Reactions to Medical/Surgical Care .............................................. 4 Choking ...................................................................................................................... 5 Deaths in Custody ...............................................

10. Application for order to administer property - PPPR 6 [pdf, 90 KB]

    r 406 Form PPPR 6 Application for order to administer property Section 11, Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 at ……………………………… [place] ……………………………………………………………………………………….. [full name] ……………………………………………………………………………………….. [address] ……………………………………...