Hawkes Bay Standards Committee v Heaphy [2014] NZLCDT 61 [pdf, 343 KB]
...later. [6] The extent of Mr Porter’s own “panic” and motivation to shelter assets was the subject of considerable dispute in the evidence. 3 [7] It is the steps carried out in the name of asset protection for Mr Porter, which form the basis for the first two charges against Mr Heaphy. [8] Although we preferred the evidence of the lawyer to that given by the client, Mr Porter, we found that Charges 1 and 2 had been proved, to the level of misconduct. [9] We dis...