8 Mar 2021
A LAWYER v NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY [2021] NZCA 47
- Citation
- [2021] NZCA 47
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The appeal is dismissed because the Court found no demonstrable legal error in the Standards Committee's decisions to inquire and appoint an investigator, the investigation and interim report were within the broad statutory powers conferred by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006, natural justice has not been breached given ongoing opportunities to respond and statutory confidentiality and review mechanisms, and judicial intervention is not warranted absent clear procedural or jurisdictional error.
- Natural justice
- Investigatory powers
- Jurisdiction of regulatory bodies
- Confidentiality in investigations
- Rules of professional conduct
- Judicial review of preliminary administrative acts