6 Mar 2009
REEKIE V LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY HC AK CIV-2008-404-6451
- Citation
- openlaw-266c6b8a_00c5_4398_b5cd_be8ebc04c996.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The Panel correctly applied the Timmins balancing test and s9(4)(d) of the Legal Services Act 2000, reasonably concluded the likely costs outweighed any likely pecuniary or non‑pecuniary benefits (including speculative collateral benefit to criminal appeals), properly declined to treat NZBORA as overriding the statutory scheme, and did not err in law; therefore the Panel's decision to confirm withdrawal of legal aid was upheld.