25 May 2021
DELIU v NATIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE 1 OF THE NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY [2021] NZHC 1177
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 1177
- Court
- High Court
The respondent's continuation of the own‑motion investigation for over three years constituted excessive delay that breached the applicant's right to natural justice; accordingly the Court granted a stay of the investigation while reserving leave for the respondent (and New Zealand Law Society) to apply to lift or vary the stay if circumstances materially change; the applicant's jurisdictional challenge was dismissed because suspension does not negate holding a practising certificate and therefore does not remove the subject from the Act's regulatory reach.