Hart v Auckland Standards Committee 1 of the New Zealand Law Society CIV 2012 404 5076 5528 [pdf, 515 KB]
...overall assessment of whether the trial can be fair. Can Mr Hart receive a fair hearing when he absents himself and is therefore unrepresented? [At] [p]aragraph [18] in Condon it is said: “In some circumstances the manner in which the accused, through his or her own choice or conduct, came to be unrepresented may be relevant to the assessment of fairness.” We consider that [that] is applicable in this case, given the history which has been recounted. In this matter conside...