20 Dec 2010
PARLANE V NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY (WAIKATO BAY OF PLENTY STANDARDS COMMITTEE NO.2) HC HAM CIV-2010-419-1209
- Citation
- openlaw-df2cdc6a_1306_4949_acb0_63cbb447c012.pdf
- Court
- High Court
Appellant's persistent refusal to comply with lawful Standards Committee inquiries, wrongful refusal to discharge a client's mortgage coupled with repeated obstructive, abusive and unprofessional conduct demonstrated a sustained failure to meet required standards of integrity and an absence of insight, creating a real risk of repetition; those collective findings justified the Tribunal's conclusion that he was not a fit and proper person and warranted striking off; the High Court, having reviewed the facts and law, was not persuaded the Tribunal's decision was wrong and dismissed the appeal.