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1. Vikashwarjeet v Devi [2014] NZIACDT 27 (17 March 2014) [pdf, 102 KB]

   ...However, losses including the fees of $350 paid after the cancellation were potentially a consequence of any failure to act professionally at the termination of her practice. [12] The interim decision gave the adviser the opportunity to reflect on her response and provide any further material she wished. It noted she was a professional who was required to keep and maintain records of her professional engagement (Clause 3 of the Code of Conduct); she was told she should explain the allega...

2. LCRO 108/2016 WJ v FM (19 March 2019) [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...engaged in the same conveyancing transaction, provided that the lawyer is not involved in providing advice on the terms to be included in the agreement, and the transaction proceeds smoothly with no issues arising. [44] In Ethics, Professional Responsibility and the Lawyer, it was noted that situations in which lawyers act for more than one party to a transaction are commonplace in small firms particularly in conveyancing, small-business law and family law.3 The learned authors obs...

3. GZ v Lu [2019] NZIACDT 15 (15 March 2019) [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...translator. [17] The following exchange concerning Immigration New Zealand’s letter took place by ‘WeChat’ between the complainant and Ms L on “26 November” (as translated):1 [The complainant]: Hi, [Ms L]! Up to now I have not viewed [Ms H]’s response to the PPI letter. Can you give her a push? If it is hard for you and [Ms H] to make it, please do let me know, I will try to find alternative way out. [Ms L]: Hi, there, please don’t mess yourself up! I pledge my word o...

4. [2021] NZIACDT 20 – HT v Shaikh (27 August 2021) [pdf, 235 KB]

   ...mistakes. He recognised his role in the missed deadline and offered a resolution. The refund of $495 had been made to the complainant. [48] It is submitted that the errors were service delivery failures, which did not require a disciplinary response. It is somewhat contrived for the Registrar and the complainant to criticise Mr Shaikh for not making the refund earlier, given that the latter did not raise the matter with him. But as notified by Mr Shaikh, he has now adopted a p...

5. 15.-Evidence-of-Mr-Gregor-McLean-Erosion-and-Sediment-Control64012503.1.PDF [PDF, 224 KB]

   ....................................................................................................... 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................ 2 WORK SINCE LODGEMENT ................................................................................. 4 Response to section 92 requests for further information ...................................... 4 COMMENTS ON SUBMISSIONS ...........................................................

6. LCRO 9/2022 LJ v TW obo trustees of PQ and RQ Family Trust (19 June 2024) [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...which was the trust invoice) but had taken no steps to settle outstanding fees; and (j) she had concerns that Mr TW was not acting ethically; and (k) she was owed in excess of $50,000 in outstanding fees from ABC; and (l) given Mr TW’s lack of response to her emails, she understood it to be the case that Mr TW had accepted that the proceedings prepared for the trust would be filed once the filing fee (and fee invoice) allocated to the BH matter, was paid; and (m) a global letter o...

7. [2025] NZIACDT 48 - INZ (Watson) v Santos - 15 September 2025 [pdf, 257 KB]

   ...to the Tribunal alleging negligence or alternatively breaches of the specified provisions of the Code: 1. Failing to engage with MN, KQ and BN to obtain their instructions, in breach of cls 1 and 2(e). 2. Failing to explain his professional responsibilities to MN, KQ and BN, in breach of cl 17(b). 3. Failing to explain all significant matters in the written agreement to MN, KQ and BN, in breach of cl 18(b). 4. Failing to provide to MN, KQ and BN an opportunity to review their...

8. Otago Standards Committee v Rayner [2014] NZLCDT 62 [pdf, 87 KB]

   ...of the complaint against him from Dr Crawshaw. [19] The practitioner responded with a comprehensive letter containing his version of events, which spans eleven pages, together with a copy of an instruction letter from a solicitor. [20] This response from the practitioner was forwarded to Dr Crawshaw on 11 May 2012, who replied on 6 June 2012 that he would leave the matter in the hands of the Complaints Service to investigate. [21] Ms Anderson telephoned M on 20 September 2012 an...

9. Dablo v Tan [2013] NZIACDT 28 (20 May 2013) [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...the Tribunal said Ms Dablo was not recorded in their database, so had no applications before the Tribunal. 6 Refusal to refund fees [50] Ms Dablo requested a refund of fees from the company, but the request has been refused. The Response [51] Ms Tan has responded to the complaint through her counsel, providing a written statement and supporting material. The key elements in the response are as follows. [52] Ms Dablo had originally come to New Zealand with her former...

10. Cabinet Paper Reforming the Privacy Act 1993 [pdf, 360 KB]

    ...REFORMING THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 Proposal 1. This paper seeks Cabinet agreement to: 1.1. policy decisions for a new Privacy Bill; 1.2. increase funding for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner; and 1.3. the attached supplementary Government Response to the Law Commission’s review of the Privacy Act 1993. Executive summary 2. New Zealand’s privacy regime was established in the early 1990s. In that era a regime based on individual complaints was appropriate because breach...