Brighton v Standing [2012] NZIACDT 65 (28 September 2012) [pdf, 99 KB]
...his response was to place blame on his client, and threaten her. [12] In no case has Mr Standing exhibited any indication of accepting responsibility, remorse, or endeavoured to make amends. 3 [13] The amounts of money solicited through his deceit were substantial. The total fees solicited in the 17 complaints were $134,364.07. That includes three complaints that did not involve deceit to solicit the fees. However, in those three cases, while the fees were paid without...