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  1. CR v TN LCRO 54/2014 (23 November 2016) [PDF, 75 KB]

    Lawyer issued proceedings personally against another lawyer and his client alleging maintenance / champerty, abuse of process, unlawful conspiracy to injure and defamation. The other lawyer had previously complained about the first lawyer, and those complaints were part of charges brought against the first lawyer before the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal. The complainant (second lawyer) alleged the first lawyer had commenced proceedings for the purpose of intimidating him and his client, and to gain discovery of his files. Standards Committee agreed, and found unsatisfactory conduct by reason of breach of r 2.3 CCCR ( legal processes to be used for proper purposes only.) Committee also found breaches of rr10 and 13.2. Applicant argued that the CCCR did not apply because he was not providing regulated services. LCRO agreed the lawyer was not providing regulated services, but CCCR apply according to their terms - EA v ABO LCRO 237/2010 applied. LCRO reversed finding of un…
  2. SW on behalf of COMPANY 1 v RG, OL and HJ LCRO 130/2014 (3 November 2016) [PDF, 105 KB]

    Complaint / Committee declined to take further action on complaints / complaint lawyer incompetent / inadequate supervision / misleading court / conflict of interest / failure to respond to client / fees complaint / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 rule 5.11 / rule 13.5 / GL v UE LCRO 206/2010  (21 October 2011) / HELD / Office not correct forum for some complaints / fees fair and reasonable / breach of rule 5.11 / unsatisfactory conduct /  Committee’s decision modified / section 211(1)(a)
  4. EA v NR LCRO 130/2015 (31 October 2016) [PDF, 174 KB]

    Mrs EA has applied for a review of a decision by the [Area] Standards Committee dated 8 June 2015 in which the Committee found there had been unsatisfactory conduct on the part of Ms NR. The Committee imposed consequential orders under s 156(1) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act) ordering Ms NR to pay compensation of $5,000 and apologise to Mrs EA, pay costs of $1,000 to the New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) and reprimanding her.
  6. KY v DZ LCRO 174/2015 (25 October 2016) [PDF, 76 KB]

    Complaint / Committee declined to take further action on complaints / relationship property and custody dispute / complaint over serving documents at workplace / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 rule 10.2 / rule 12 / communicating directly with another lawyers client / respect and courtesy to third parties / HELD / no direct communication / serving documents caused embarrassment / breach of rule 12 / unsatisfactory conduct /  Committee’s decision reversed / section 211(1)(a)
  17. UK v WM LCRO 144/2013 (2 September 2016) [PDF, 104 KB]

    Complaint / Committee declined to take further action on complaints / complaint about statements in article / criticism of judiciary / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 section 138(1)(c) / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 rule 2 / rule 2.8 / rule 10 / LP v CS LCRO 170/2011 obligation to report a lawyer / context of comments / vexatious complaint / HELD / comments part of public debate / no conduct issues / complaint vexatious / Committee’s decision confirmed / section 211(1)(a)
  19. UK v VL LCRO 142/2013 (2 September 2016) [PDF, 257 KB]

    Complaint/ Committee declined to take further action on complaints / complaint about statements in article / criticism of judiciary / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 section 138(1)(c) / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 rule 2 / rule 2.8 / rule 10 / LP v CS LCRO 170/2011 obligation to report a lawyer / context of comments / vexatious complaint / HELD / comments part of public debate / no conduct issues / complaint vexatious / Committee’s decision confirmed / section 211(1)(a)
  21. ZA v YB LCRO 164/2013 (31 August 2016) [PDF, 93 KB]

    Complaint / Committee declined to take further action on complaints / complaint over delay in uplifting files / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 / rule 4.4 / rule 4.4.1 rule 10 / rule 10.3 / treating other lawyers with courtesy and respect / urgency in obtaining files / communication with former client / HELD / no undue delay in providing files / proper to communicate with former client to confirm instructions / Committee’s decision reversed / section 211(1)(a)