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  7. LCRO 212/2016 LM v HR (22 September 2017) [PDF, 266 KB]

    Complaint / NZ Society of Conveyancers Committee declined to take further action on complaint / complaint over comments made by respondent / comments were serious allegations / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Conveyancing Practitioners: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 rule 6 / rule 29 / Evidence Act 2006 section 54(1) / third party respect / privileged communication / HELD / comments not unsatisfactory conduct / conveyancer/client communications not privileged / section 211(1)(a)
  8. LCRO 212/2016 LMN Law v HR [PDF, 252 KB]

    Complaint / NZ Society of Conveyancers Committee declined to take further action on complaint / complaint over comments made by respondent / comments were serious allegations / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Conveyancing Practitioners: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 rule 6 / rule 29 / Evidence Act 2006 section 54(1) / third party respect / privileged communication / HELD / comments not unsatisfactory conduct / Conveyancer/client communications not privileged / section 211(1)(a
  9. LCRO 202/2016 and 6/2017 JI v ZY [PDF, 153 KB]

    Complaint / Committee found unsatisfactory conduct / applicant had previously acted for respondent / applicant had not checked for conflict of interest / Morpeth v Ramsey LCRO 110/2009 / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 rule 6.1 / conflict of interest / ongoing duty of loyalty / HELD / unsatisfactory conduct not supported / no basis to make orders sought / Committee’s decision reversed / section 211(1)(a)
  12. LCRO 145/2015 and 148/2015 YK v GS and GS v YK [PDF, 407 KB]

    Complaint / Committee found unsatisfactory conduct / JN’s lawyer / J charged weekly rate / Jensen v Calver LCRO 55/2015 / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 rule 13.3 / failure to appear / failure to place funds in trust account / failure to render final account / acting without instructions / HELD / J had arranged for agent to appear / conduct otherwise unsatisfactory / fine reduced / Committee’s decision modified / section 211(1)(a)
  13. LCRO 31/2015 HN v TR [PDF, 153 KB]

    Complaint / Committee declined to take further action on complaint / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care Rules) 2008 rule 2.3 / rule 2.7 / rule 12 / respondent sent letter to applicant’s father / letter threatened legal action / letter included correspondence from the applicant / applicant’s privacy / letter improper use of legal threat / HELD / no duty of confidentiality to applicant’s / duty to carry out instructions / letter not improper threat / Committee’s decision confirmed / section 211(1)(a)
  14. LCRO 196/2016 GY v SO (15 September 2017) [PDF, 194 KB]

    Complaint / Committee declined to take further action on complaints / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care Rules) 2008 rule 1.2 / rule 7 / rule 8 / rule 8.1 / rule 8.4 / applicant contacted respondent’s office for advice / check revealed former partner of applicant previous client of respondent / respondent disclosed call to former client / duty to disclose / whether retainer existed / HELD / no disclosure required to former client / breach of rule 8.1 / unsatisfactory conduct / Committee’s decision reversed / section 211(1)(a)
  15. LCRO 286/2013 NL v UC (5 September 2017) [PDF, 256 KB]

    Complaint / Committee declined to take further action on complaints / purchase of a property / complaint lawyer failed to act competently / fee complaint / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008, rule 3.10 / rule 9 / rule 9.6 / whether there was an estimate of fees / retainer prior to 1 August 2008 / HELD / lawyer encouraged to use interim accounts in the future / fees fair and reasonable  / estimate was not a quote / Committee’s decision confirmed / section 211(1)(a)
  22. LCRO 369/2013 WS v AD (29 August 2017) [PDF, 334 KB]

    Complaint / Committee declined to take further action on complaints / complaint lawyer had a conflict of interest / complaint lawyer was dishonest and misleading / some complaints assessed under the Law Practitioners Act 1982 / matter when to arbitration / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008, rule 6.1 / rule 6.1.1 / whether there was a more than negligible risk of a conflict of interests/ HELD / negligible risk of a conflict of interests / no evidence that lawyer had been dishonest or misleading / Committee’s decision confirmed / section 211(1)(a)
  23. LCRO 247/2014 GG v HH and II (15 August 2017) [PDF, 134 KB]

    Complaint / Committee declined to take further action on complaint / dispute over trust / complaint lawyer about how the lawyer administered the trust / fee complaint / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008, rule 9 / HELD / applicant not client of the lawyer / lawyer has different duties when acting as a trustee / no professional standards issues arise / fees fair and reasonable / Committee’s decision confirmed / section 211(1)(a)
  25. LCRO 152/2016 BL v HJ (11 August 2017) [PDF, 255 KB]

    Complaint / Committee declined to take further action on complaint / property purchase / another lawyer from the same firm acted for the vendor / complaint lawyer did not explain the agreement to the applicant / conflict of interest / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006, section 361(1) / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008, rule 3.4 / rule 3.5 / rule 3.10 / rule 7 / rule 7.1 / rule 8 / rule 8.1 / Campbeltown v Dunoon LCRO 129/2009 (11 November 2009) / conduct prior to 1 August 2008 / informed consent  / duty to obtain client’s instructions / HELD / conflict of interest does not breach previous standards / failure to obtain instructions and consult with clients a breach of previous and current rules / unsatisfactory conduct / Committee’s decision reversed / section 211(1)(a)