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  1. LCRO 159/2017 YB v WD [PDF, 147 KB]

    Complaint / Committee declined to take further action on complaints / property purchase / private sale / heat smart loan / complaint respondent did not advise on the loan / complaint over delays in response / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 rule 3 / rule 7 / rule 7.1 / HELD / no evidence on loan advice / applicants did not request a LIM / response delays reasonable / Committee’s decision confirmed / section 211(1)(a) 
  3. LCRO 126/2013 MZ v JK [PDF, 128 KB]

    Complaint / Committee found respondent’s conduct unsatisfactory / breach of undertaking / delay in response / not disclosing email / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 rule 10 / rule 10.1 / rule 10.3 / rule 11.1 / breach of undertaking / misleading and deceptive conduct / HELD / undertaking unclear / no undertaking / rule 11.1 does not apply / delays not unsatisfactory conduct / Committee’s decision reversed / section 211(1)(a)
  4. LCRO 139/2017 ML v OP QR [PDF, 290 KB]

    Complaint / Committee declined to take further action on complaints / respondent acted for applicant in property sale / fees complaint / complaint fees deducted from funds without authorisation / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 section 110(1)(b) / section 113(2) / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 rule 9.1 / rule 9.3 / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Trust Account) Regulation 2008 regulation 9 / Heslop v Cousins [2007] 3 NZLR 679 (CA) / Shand v MJ Atkinson Ltd (in liq) [1966] NZLR 551 (CA) / A v Z LCRO 40/2009 (29 May 2009) / lien over funds / authority to deduct fees / HELD / fees fair and reasonable / no authority to deduct fees / no lien over funds / funds held for particular purpose / unsatisfactory conduct / Committee’s decision modified / section 211(1)(a) 
  5. LCRO 43/2016 XZ v QW [PDF, 209 KB]

    Complaint / Committee declined to take further action on complaints / fee estimate / overcharged fees / incompetent advice / applicant not informed about risks / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 rule 3 / rule 7.1 / rule 9.1 / rule 9.4 / Milnathort v Rhayader LCRO 140/09 (23 November 2009) / HELD / applicant kept informed / advice competent / fees fair and reasonable / estimate not required / Committee’s decision confirmed / section 211(1)(a) 
  22. LCRO 127/2017 EZ v UO [PDF, 265 KB]

    Complaint / Committee declined to take further action on complaints / respondent acted for applicant in litigation / complaint litigation conducted incompetently / complaint applicant treated discourteously / complaint applicant ignored Judge’s order / excessive fees / HELD / representation was competent / applicant treated courteously / discovery issues not sufficiently grave to merit sanction / fees fair and reasonable / Committee’s decision confirmed / section 211(1)(a)
  23. LCRO 276/2013+293/2013+242/2016 CS v VN, PR and ZW ZM v VC [PDF, 274 KB]

    Complaint / Committee found unsatisfactory conduct / applicant acted for respondents / summary judgment sought for fees / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 rule 13.1 / rule 13.5 / rule 13.5.3 / rule 11 / rule 4.4.1 / rule 2.3 / independence in litigation / lien over files / misleading conduct to court and costs assessor / HELD / breach of rule 13.5 and 13.5.3 / applicant mistaken in view of lien / breach of rule 4.4.1 reversed / cost assessor not mislead / court not mislead / Committee’s decision modified / section 211(1)(a)
  25. LCRO 110/2017 EB v APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF A PROSECUTORIAL DECISION [PDF, 262 KB]

    Complaint / Committee referred matter to the NZLCDT / failure to terminate retainer / failure to account for trust money / acting without instructions / Zhao v The Legal Complaints Review Officer [2016] NZHC 2622 / Orlov v New Zealand Law Society [2013] NZCA 230, [2013] 3 NZLR 562 / HELD / Standards Committee not required to give reasons for referral / no concern over process followed / Committee’s decision confirmed / section 211(1)(a)