18 Jun 2019
ELLIS v THE AUCKLAND STANDARDS COMMITTEE 5 [2019] NZHC 1384
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 1384
- Court
- High Court
The High Court upheld the Tribunal's findings that the appellant committed misconduct under s 7(1)(a)(ii) (reckless breach of reg 12(7)) and under s 7(1)(a)(i) by cumulative dishonourable conduct: grossly careless duplication of invoiced attendances, unjustified deduction of a 2016 fee from client trust funds contrary to s 110, and prolonged failure to respond, amplified by a serious prior disciplinary history; on that basis striking off was an appropriate and necessary protective sanction.