Chand and Kumari v Prakash [2012] NZIACDT 85 (3 December 2012) [pdf, 178 KB]
...have a written agreement, and withholding the passport, and concluded it was withheld as leverage in order to make Mr Chand pay fees. Submissions from Mr Prakash on Penalty [3] Mr Prakash provided submissions on the sanctions that may be imposed through his counsel Mr Laurent. [4] Key elements in the submissions as to the circumstances were that Mr Prakash: [4.1] Has always accepted that he did not have a written agreement for the additional work he performed. [4.2] Now accepts th...