11 Aug 2021
DFT v THE NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY [2021] NZHC 2080
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 2080
- Court
- High Court
The proceeding was struck out because it disclosed no reasonably arguable cause of action in judicial review: NZLS and its Standards Committees lawfully and properly exercised discretion to defer initial investigation of complaints about a court-appointed lawyer for children to the Family Court under the practice note; the applicant's claims were an attempt to re-litigate Family Court matters, were vexatious and an abuse of process, and therefore the Court must strike out the proceeding and restrain further filings without leave.