26 Mar 2015
JONATHAN EDWARD PARKER v THE LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSIONER [2015] NZHC 524
- Citation
- [2015] NZAR 637
- Court
- High Court
On these appeals the Court held: (1) the Tribunal did not err in law or act manifestly unreasonably in upholding the Commissioner's decision refusing to write off Parker's legal aid debt — the debt was modest, not presently payable, and Parker did not establish serious hardship or that write‑off would be just and equitable; (2) the Tribunal erred in law in concluding the Agency owed a private law duty of care supporting a negligence claim for its decisionmaking/delay — the Agency's function was quasi‑judicial within a statutory scheme that provides repeal/reconsideration/review remedies, and…