Canterbury / Westland Standards Committee 3 v Johnson [2018] NZLCDT 5 [pdf, 464 KB]
...seriously. Initially, Mr Johnson denied that he had updated so infrequently, or had admitted so to the inspector, but he also conceded on this matter. [125] Mr Johnson accepted the errors, but minimised their seriousness, using terms such as “human error”, “honest mistake”, “not a widespread failure”, “accident” and “oversight”. We disagree. When we stand back and assess the overall picture, it falls far short of the standard required of a trust account partner,...