Canterbury Westland Standards Committee v Eichelbaum [2014] NZLCDT 68 [pdf, 189 KB]
...consider the issue of this demand was more than merely sloppy. Mr Eichelbaum is an experienced practitioner and would be well aware that a liquidated demand was required. We do not accept that this demand or its drafting was the result of mere carelessness. [41] The practitioner set out a number of aspects of services provided. The only aspect left out of the demand was the alleged mediated settlement on which he has later sought to rely. It does not behove the lawyer to say h...