Auckland District Law Society v Faleauto [2010] NZLCDT 2 [pdf, 144 KB]
...failing to comply with a requirement to provide documents); 2.2 Failing to render an invoice or bill of costs to a client in respect of fees; and, 2.3 Obtaining, and attempting to obtain, money from client sources for matters in respect of which legal aid was available. 2 Law Society position 3. The Law Society makes the point in its submissions on penalty that the charge noted in paragraph 2.3 above involves gross dishonesty. We agree, as the evidence showed that M...