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  1. LCRO 116/2017 GC v KM (31 May 2018) [PDF, 420 KB]

    Complaint / Committee found unsatisfactory conduct / fees not fair and reasonable / failure to keep client informed / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008, rule 3 / rule 3.2 / rule 3.4 / rule 3.5 / rule 7 / rule 7.1 / rule 7.2 / rule 9 / rule 9.1 / competence / terms of engagement / enduring power of attorney / cash-out clause / HELD / fees fair and reasonable / client kept informed / Committee’s decision reversed / section 211(1)(a)
  2. LCRO 168/2016 WT v MD (30 May 2018) [PDF, 269 KB]

    Complaint / Committee found unsatisfactory conduct / failure to use up-to-date statute / advice incompetent / fees not fair and reasonable / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008, rule 3 / rule 4.2.3 / rule 9 / withdrawing from retainer / HELD / fees reasonable / client given reasonable time to terminate retainer / advice competent / failure to use up-to-date statute unsatisfactory / Committee’s decision modified / section 211(1)(a)
  4. LCRO 152/2017 CS v GB (22 May 2018) [PDF, 248 KB]

    Complaint / Committee declined to take further action on complaints / relationship property dispute / complaint lawyer discourteous / no terms of engagement / protection of confidential information / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008, rule 3.1 / rule 3.4 / rule 3.5 / rule 7 / rule 7.1 / rule 8 / work of significant nature / HELD / no significant work carried out / no breach of confidence /  no evidence to determine other issues / Committee’s decision confirmed / section 211(1)(a)
  5. LCRO 122/2015 NP v AO (21 May 2018) [PDF, 178 KB]

    Complaint / Committee declined to take further action on complaints / will dispute / lawyer acted for will maker / complaint lawyer failed to respond in timely manner / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008, rule 8 / rule 12 / rule 12.1 / confidentiality / duties owed to third parties / HELD / limited duties owed to third parties / no obligation to advise complainant / Committee’s decision modified / section 211(1)(a)
  12. LCRO 178-2016 KO v RT [PDF, 262 KB]

    Complaint / Committee found unsatisfactory conduct / failure to respond to enquiry / complaint estimate exceeded / refusal to accept service / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 rule 10.1 / rule 12 / R v D LCRO 56/2009 (19 June 2009) / IO v SJ LCRO 54/2010 (1 February 2012) / duties owed to third parties / respect and courtesy / HELD / no evidence that initial enquiry not responded to / lack of other responses unsatisfactory conduct / Committee’s decision modified / section 211(1)(a) 
  13. LCRO 176/2016+193/2016 RQ and TS v VU [PDF, 220 KB]

    Review / Committee found unsatisfactory conduct / complaint about administration of estate / misleading information / failure to respond to emails / Taylor v Schofield Peterson [1993] 3 NZLR 641 (PC) / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008, rule 10 / independent advice when complaint raised / management of file / HELD / lawyer misled complainants / no independent advice to complainants / Committee’s decision confirmed / section 211(1)(a)
  19. LCRO 217/2017 PY v SD [PDF, 395 KB]

    Complaint / Committee declined to take further action on complaints / complaint over enduring power of attorney / capacity to create power of attorney / lack of independent witness / Protection of Personal Property Rights Act 1988 section 94A / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 rule 3 / rule 6 / conflict of interest / HELD / lawyer not independent witness / unsatisfactory conduct / acted competently regarding capacity / Committee’s decision modified / section 211(1)(a)
  22. LCRO 264/2016 YQ v VG [PDF, 174 KB]

    Complaint / Committee declined to take further action on complaints / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 section 6 / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 rule 2.3 / rule 2.7 / rule 13.5 / lawyer conducting investigations for client / HELD / lawyer providing legal work / limited obligation to third party / no improper purpose or threats / lawyer independent in litigation / Committee’s decision confirmed / section 211(1)(a)  DT
  23. LCRO 138/2015 AZ, VY and CX v DW and EV [PDF, 260 KB]

    Complaint / Committee found unsatisfactory conduct / complaint lawyer inadequately supervised / fee complaint / failure to advise / complaint about conduct of litigation / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 rule 4.4.2 / rule 4.4.4 / rule 9 / rule 11.3 / rule 13.4 / rule 14.13 / rule 14.15.3 / failure to transfer files / failure to carry out work on files / alternatives to litigation / HELD / no failure to supervise lawyer / work ceased due to non-payment of fees / no undertaking to pay firms fees / Committee’s decision reversed / section 211(1)(a)  DT(OV)
  24. LCRO 57/2014 IW v PP [PDF, 279 KB]

    Complaint / Committee found unsatisfactory conduct / fee complaint / Committee ordered fee reduction / review only of unsatisfactory conduct / both parties support reversing of unsatisfactory conduct / Chapman v Legal Complaints Review Officer [2015] NZHC 1500 / Maguire v Manawatu Standards Committee [2016] NZHC 1052 / HELD / fees already refunded / views of complainant relevant / no broader issues arise / Committee’s decision reversed / section 211(1)(a)  RM (RH)