13 Jul 2023
PARRY FIELD LAWYERS LIMITED v DISPUTES TRIBUNAL AT CHRISTCHURCH [2023] NZHC 1829
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 1829
- Court
- High Court
A Standards Committee, when determining a lawyer's fee complaint, is a specialist tribunal for the purposes of s17 Disputes Tribunal Act; the Disputes Tribunal therefore acted ultra vires by assuming jurisdiction to hear a fee dispute that had been commenced and finally disposed of by a Standards Committee under the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006; judicial review succeeds and declarations issued accordingly.