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1. Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committee 1 v H [2013] NZLCDT 7 (18 March 2013) [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...misconduct, or negligence or incompetence of such a degree or so frequent as to reflect on his fitness to practise or as to bring his profession into disrepute, in that, in breach of Rule 6.1 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008, the Practitioner acted for the Complainant and the Vendor in circumstances where there was a more than negligible risk that the Practitioner may be unable to discharge the obligations owed to either or both of them....

2. LCRO 215/2016 KP v VN (31 July 2018) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...raised by Mr KP was less an allegation of conflict of interest and more an allegation that Ms VN failed to respect the confidentiality of Mr KP’s information in breach of r 8.7.1 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules). The Committee applied that rule to the conduct alleged. [9] The Committee considered what constitutes confidential information, which included information about the client’s personality, personal characteri...

3. Tremain Real Estate (2012) Limited and Cox v The Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 403) and Ly [2018] NZREADT 54 [pdf, 289 KB]

   ...Cox had a sound knowledge of the correct provisional value to enter on the Form 2 consent. It found that given that the Form 2 consent in this case related to two directors of the Agency as purchasers, the Agency should have exercised greater care and diligence in supervising Mr Cox, and ensuring that he understood how to complete the form correctly. The Committee found that the Agency’s failure was unsatisfactory conduct.5 [17] The Committee subsequently ordered the Agency to pa...

4. LCRO 122/2015 NP v AO (21 May 2018) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...continuing obligations to his client. This Office exercises no jurisdiction over executors. Confidence and confidentiality [32] Mr AO acted for Ms T. Among his many duties to Ms T, r 8 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules) imposes a duty of confidence on Mr AO. Rule 8 obliged Mr AO to protect and hold in strict confidence all information concerning Ms T, his retainer with her, and her business and affairs that he acquired...

5. Chief Executive, Ministry for Culture and Heritage - Tāonga Tūturu found at Plimmerton (2012) 283 Aotea MB 166 (283 AOT 166) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...EXECUTIVE, MINISTRY FOR CULTURE AND HERITAGE V TE RUNUNGA O TOA RANGATIRA INC MLC 283 Aotea MB 166 [4 May 2012] IN THE MĀORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AOTEA DISTRICT 283 Aotea MB 166 (283 AOT 166) A201100012458 UNDER Sections 11 & 12, Protected Objects Act 1975 IN THE MATTER OF Tāonga Tūturu found at Plimmerton BETWEEN CHIEF EXECUTIVE, MINISTRY FOR CULTURE AND HERITAGE Applicant AND TE RUNUNGA O TOA RANGATIRA INC First Interested Party AND...

6. Tai Rāwahiti v Tauranga - Tekumi A21A (2009) 228 Aotea MB 148 (228 AOT 148) [pdf, 442 KB]

   ...argues that the respondents have acted imprudently and thus in breach of trust by applying the trust's funds in a wasting and hazardous manner to the detriment of the beneficial owners. The respondents he says have also failed in their duty to protect the assets of the trust. Instead of spending trust money on the house project the applicant submits that it would be more appropriate that a dividend be paid to those beneficial owners who do not support the house 228 Aotea MS 149...

7. New fees framework for family legal aid providers - summary April 2012 [pdf, 925 KB]

   ...Adoption Error! Bookmark not defined. Adoption – Granting Notes Error! Bookmark not defined. Children & Young Persons (CYP) Error! Bookmark not defined. Children & Young Persons (CYP) – Granting Notes Error! Bookmark not defined. Care of Children/Guardianship Error! Bookmark not defined. Care of Children/Guardianship – Granting Notes Error! Bookmark not defined. iv Foreword I want to thank all those who assisted our consultation process on the new fixed fe...

8. LCRO 87/2019 G OR v F HM (10 July 2020) [pdf, 259 KB]

   ...information dissemination” of the information to Ms KD, “or to other parties not legally entitled to the information”. (1) Duty of confidence [15] Referring to rr 8.1 and 8.7 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules), Dr OR said she assumed Mr and Mrs OR’s respective rights to confidence owed to them by Ms KD arising out of their lawyer-client relationship with Ms KD passed, on their deaths, to (a) Mr NQ, as executor of M...

9. Information sent to Ministers

   ...complete list, items may have been withheld, the most common grounds for withholding this information are under the following sections of the Official Information Act. Section 9 (2)(f)(iv) - maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being which protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials. Section 9 (2)(g)(i) - maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions by or between or to Ministers o...

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10. LCRO 200/2020 SK and WP v AQ (27 October 2023) [pdf, 292 KB]

    ...Committee [X] about their professional conduct. [3] The matter relates to the fairness and reasonableness of fees charged by the Firm to the respondent, Ms AQ, for preparing and filing a without notice application for a parenting order under the Care of Children Act 2004 and a without notice application for a protection order under the Domestic Violence Act 1995 and related attendances. 2 Background [4] The respondent met with the applicants on the morning of 28 November 201...