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1. GU v Hakaoro [2013] NZIACDT 68 (9 October 2013) [pdf, 135 KB]

   ...for a reduced fee that required a further payment of $600. [3] Mr Hakaoro did not comply with the Code of Conduct in relation to either the complainant or her sister-in-law. Accordingly there was no written agreement, process for setting out the fees in writing, or the other disclosure requirements. [4] The complainant says that after the initial consultation when $450 had been paid, the complainant wanted her money back. Mr Hakaoro refused to give the money back. He said there was a c...

2. 2018 archive

   ...Enquires for Legal Aid Grants Legal aid system issue New legal aid debt management system Mileage rate changing to $0.76 per km for invoices received from 3 September 2018 Mental health roster review – update Criminal ‘additional charges’ fixed fee Baseline update for ordering printed legal aid forms online CYPF matters updating to Oranga Tamariki in legal aid letters Legal Aid review – Ministry of Justice meetings with practitioners Mental Health proceeding steps Scanning the new crimi...

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3. [2022] NZIACDT 19 – TA v Tian (Sanctions) (25 July 2022) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...well as “still being unlawful today”. No penalty payment would be near enough, but he would have some sense of justice and understanding if the Tribunal decided on the maximum amount. He would also appreciate some compensation for the legal fees the family had to pay to obtain justice and for him to have the chance to study again. Ms Tian had deliberately deceived him over and over again. She had not taken any responsibility or apologised to him for what she had done. [17]...

4. NJUM v Vole [2020] NZIACDT 5 (29 January 2020) [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...complainant and Mr Vole entered into a written client agreement for the purpose of making an application for a residence visa under the partnership category. The total fee payable was $4,830. The complainant applies for residence [15] Mr Vole filed the complainant’s application for residence with Immigration New Zealand on 19 October 2015. It was based on her New Zealand marriage. [16] The complainant and Mr Vole entered into another agreement on 10 December 2015, for a work...

5. Greyling v Gimranov [2016] NZIACDT 22 (2 May 2016) [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...to New Zealand, and sought a refund of the fees he paid. [6.4] Mr Gimranov responded saying he had consulted with Mr Woodberg and there was no provision in the contract allowing cancellation based on a change of mind. [6.5] Mr Gimranov neither filed an application for a visa, nor refunded any of the fees he received. [7] The Registrar identified potential infringements of professional standards during the course of Mr Gimranov’s engagement, the allegations were that potentially: [...

6. Allen v Smith [2015] NZIACDT 5 (03 February 2015) [pdf, 74 KB]

   ...and also issue invoices. Each document must contain details of the relevant professional services. The complainant engaged Mr Smith and he failed in include details of the services he agreed to provide in the agreement, and the services to which the fees in the invoice relate. [3] Mr Smith has not responded to the complaint with an explanation explaining why the required information was missing from the documents. [4] The Tribunal has concluded it must uphold the complaint, as the mater...

7. LCRO 173/2021 KC v TG (6 May 2022) [pdf, 237 KB]

   ...terms of engagement. Included amongst the terms was the requirement for an initial retainer of $2,000 (which Mr TG paid). [13] As well, the terms described the legal work as being “employment dispute and associated matters” and advised that fees would be charged “based on time and attendance plus GST, office expenses and disbursements”. [14] Mr KC’s hourly rate, as a partner in [Law Firm A], was described in the terms of engagement as being between $360 and $450. In fa...

8. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Lawes [2019] NZLCDT 19 [pdf, 366 KB]

   ...account. [3] The second charge concerned his conduct in relation to an estate, against which one of his clients was claiming. Mr Lawes placed funds from the sale of stock on the estate’s farm property into his trust account, and later deducted fees from those funds. [4] Despite requests by the estate solicitors, the practitioner refused to remit the funds to them, or explain the fees. Mr Lawes claimed his client had a dispute concerning the funds, which was still before the Fami...

9. LCRO 116/2017 GC v KM (31 May 2018) [pdf, 420 KB]

   ...included the proposed sale of her apartment, enduring powers of attorney (EPA’s), and a proposed will. Ms KM’s complaint largely concerned the scope of the legal work, timeliness, communication issues, and as a consequence, the level of Mr GC’s fees. [3] In August 2016, Ms KM, then aged 66 and retired, lived in an apartment at [Property Address] (the apartment). On 22 August 2016, she approached Mr GC to act for her on a “power of attorney change” and “then probably...

10. LCRO 65/2017 IR v NW and EN (18 April 2019) [pdf, 155 KB]

    ...the part of Mr NW, in that he charged a fee which was greater than the Committee considered fair and reasonable for the services he had provided to the estate. In reaching that determination, the Committee considered the evidence and submissions filed by both parties, weighed and balanced that and reached conclusions that supported the determination the Committee had made. [6] Neither party applied to this Office for a review of the first decision. Mr NW refunded money to the esta...