Otago Standards Committee No. 1 v Zhao [2016] NZLCDT 22 [pdf, 115 KB]
...framed so as to set out four different categories of default: 1. Failure to pay client money into a trust account; 2. Failure to ensure client money earned interest; 3. Personally earning interest from client monies; 4. Failure to act upon a request to uplift client documents. [3] The facts are largely undisputed, and the defaults acknowledged. The hearing was required because Mr Zhao disputed the level of seriousness claimed by the Standards Committee. In addition, Mr Zhao rais...