Juan v Ramos [2016] NZIACDT 3 (14 January 2016) [pdf, 129 KB]
...financial penalty to denounce the matters giving rise to the complaint. I give Ms Ramos the benefit of recognising the grounds for complaint were not due to her wilful defiance of professional obligations, rather she erroneously believed she could perform pro bono work under a different service delivery paradigm. Ms Ramos has already had a financial penalty of $4,000 imposed on the Saul complaint, given the additional training requirement, my view is that a total penalty of $5,000 across...