Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Hart [2012] NZLCDT 20 [pdf, 455 KB]
...The sums sought from Mr A’s family occurred in three stages. On the first day of meeting a sum of $10,000 was sought and paid the following day prior to a Court appearance which was to seek interim name suppression and to file a standard form bail appeal. That was 14 November 2008. The family were asked to pay a further $15,000 on 19 November 2008, in advance of the bail appeal hearing, and finally, on 15 December 2008 prior to a District Court appearance to seek electronically...