New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Disciplinary tribunal

Legal area

Court

23 Jul 2020

NOTTINGHAM v REAL ESTATE AGENTS AUTHORITY [2020] NZHC 1793

Citation

[2020] NZHC 1793
Court

High Court

Because the appellants were lay litigants the primary rule against awarding costs applies and no exceptional circumstances were established to displace it; however reasonable disbursements are recoverable under r14.12. The Court awarded partial reimbursement for hearing fees but reduced the award by 50% due to the appellants' unhelpful conduct that wasted Court time, limited photocopying reimbursement to 30% of claimed materials as reasonably necessary and subject to Registrar verification, apportioned the hearing-fee award one-third to the first respondent and two-thirds to the second, and o…
14 Oct 2016

HONG v LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER [2016] NZCA 501

Citation

[2016] NZCA 501
Court

Court of Appeal

Leave to appeal was refused because the purported errors were essentially factual, not legal; none raised questions of law of general or public importance; and communications between practitioners can lawfully constitute professional misconduct under the Act.
12 Nov 2014

COOKE v REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL & ORS [2014] NZHC 2808

Citation

[2014] NZHC 2808
Court

High Court

Because the respondent defendants' costs claim complied with the High Court Rules, and the applicant filed no submissions opposing costs, the Court awarded costs to the second and third defendants on a Category 2 Band B basis in the sum of $13,731.