New Zealand Law Society v Gilbert (Nelson s 356 Committee) [2012] NZLCDT 24 [pdf, 222 KB]
...knowledge he had of the witness proposed by the Tribunal (Mr Hobbs). That was accepted by the Tribunal, which offered an adjournment to assist, but eventually accepted that abandonment was required. Another approach might have been to withdraw the request to have Mr Hobbs give evidence, but that was not proposed, presumably because the Tribunal considered that it was necessary for it to hear from Mr Hobbs. [52] Mr Hobbs was obviously an unanticipated witness, both by counsel for...