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1. OIA-107002.pdf [pdf, 709 KB]

   ...broken down by year. 3. The cost of providing legal aid to prepare documents for the Central Authority in New Zealand for parents requesting children be returned in the last five years broken down by year. 4. The cost of paying the legal fees for the most expensive case brought under the Hague Convention in New Zealand in the last five years. I have numbered your request, for clarity of response. In response to the first two parts of your request, please see the data tables...

2. LCRO 130/2021 TF v SM (8 May 2025) [pdf, 276 KB]

   ...small cash balances at banks and no other assets (the land having been sold). [8] Mr Z wrote that he would handle the liquidation but that his associate would “…have her name on the liquidation papers”. He sent the applicant a short “fee agreement” to sign under which the applicant and his wife would agree to pay $5,000 for the costs of liquidation should insufficient funds be received from the liquidation. The applicant accepted the $5,000 “quote” and asked for an...

3. [2025] NZIACDT 33 - KM v Jiang (16 June 2025) [pdf, 242 KB]

   ...[7] On 9 November 2022, the complainant signed an employment contract to work as a construction worker for M Ltd (the employer). [8] On an unknown date, Mr Jiang was approached by the agent, to seek a visa for the complainant. The adviser’s fee was RMB 10,000 (about NZD 2,200). The consultancy’s services agreement was signed by Mr Jiang and the agent on 10 November 2022. The agent represented the complainant. [9] The visa application was filed by Mr Jiang with Immigration N...

4. Otago Standards Committee v Zhao [2016] NZLCDT 32 [pdf, 55 KB]

   ...had been upheld by the LCRO.6 [12] A further decision was the subject of judicial review in which a decision had been reserved. The fourth finding (the Caveat case) was now the subject of a stay of the review by the LCRO pending the outcome of civil proceedings being taken against the lawyer by the complainants. 5 See note 1 at [81]. 6 Legal Complaints Review Officer. 4 [13] The fifth finding was also awaiting a decision fr...

5. LCRO 68/2016 ZA v YB (23 May 2019) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed Introduction [1] Mrs ZA complained about the advice provided by Mr YB to herself and her late father (Mr XC), the subsequent administration of Mr XC’s estate and the fees charged by Mr YB. [2] The [City] Standards Committee [X] (the Committee) determined to take no further action with regard to any of Mrs ZA’s complaints. Background [3] Mr YB acted for Mrs ZA’s parents. In February 2012 Mr XC ex...

6. [2020] NZIACDT 23 - Y(O)R v Tian (8 June 2020) [pdf, 135 KB]

   ...could not find a record of any communication between herself and the 5 complainant. She had treated the complainant as a family member, which she recognised was not excellent practice. For most applications, she did not charge any service fee or even Immigration New Zealand’s fee. She acknowledged, however, that was no excuse to be unprofessional. Explanation from Ms Tian [26] On 29 November 2018, the investigator interviewed Ms Tian. She said she had been an immigratio...

7. LCRO 186/2022 DV v AW (30 October 2023) [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...1 Mr UG and Mr XL. 3 [15] It recorded that Dr FN would be the “partner”2 responsible for the matter. Other lawyers to be involved in the proceedings were Mr DV and Mr FB KC.3 [16] The letter of engagement included an estimate of fees of $100,000 to obtain an injunction to halt the sale process. It requested the full amount of the estimate to be paid at that stage. [17] Mr AW consulted Mr UG, Mr XL and Mr PR KC, all of whom had acted for him previously. Mr AW says t...

8. LCRO 141/2013 TM v DC (7 June 2017) [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...Mr TM accepted Mr DC’s advice and instructed Mr DC to cancel the contracts. Mr DC gave notice of cancellation. The vendor declined to accept the cancellation and refused to repay the deposit. Mr DC rendered an account2 in which he showed his fees as being “$52,100 reduced to $25,000” plus GST and disbursements. He had offered to reduce his account as an acknowledgement of the circumstances in which Mr TM found himself. At that stage Mr TM had paid $1.48 million of his own f...

9. CAC 20006 v Richardson [2013] NZREADT 92 [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...agency and those of your salesperson in attempting to discredit our company and salesperson are totally unacceptable. Your without prejudice offer of 30% is rejected, I will give you until 5.00 pm today to meet our very reasonable demand of 50% of the fee (without any deductions) before making a formal complaint to the REAA. Regards Bryan”. [32] The defendant put to us: “... In that matter, CL had still only basically moved over the period of almost 6 weeks from 20% to 30% and...

10. LCRO 97/2019 DH v MB (29 June 2020) [pdf, 273 KB]

    ...has been deficient to the extent that merits a disciplinary response, the evidence to support that finding must be sufficiently strong to meet the requisite standard of proof. In disciplinary proceedings such as this the standard of proof is the civil standard, the balance of probabilities, to be applied flexibly according to the nature of the case.21 20 Email, Ms WH to LCRO (25 June 2020). 21 Z v Dental Complaints Assessment Committe...