Nelson Standards Committee v Downing and Reith [2022] NZLCDT 7 (17 February 2022) [pdf, 241 KB]
...practitioner engage in “unfair and professionally irresponsible fee-charging and security arrangements” with the client, such as to be (a) disgraceful and dishonourable conduct or (b) a wilful or reckless breach of the rules of conduct and client care? 1 And the lesser alternative of unsatisfactory conduct, which was accepted by them. 2 Section 7(1)(a)(i) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act). 3 Section 7(1)(a)(ii). 4 Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Con...