12 Nov 2020
HONG v AUCKLAND STANDARDS COMMITTEE NO 5 [2020] NZCA 561
- Citation
- [2020] NZCA 561
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The statutory definition of 'trust account records' is sufficiently broad to include client files and documents relevant to trust accounts; reg29 required production and assistance to inspectors notwithstanding client instructions; reg33 protects confidentiality of inspectorate material but does not negate the production obligation; refusal to produce in these circumstances amounted to reckless conduct amounting to misconduct; the Court of Appeal declines leave because no question of law of sufficient general or public importance capable of bona fide and serious argument was demonstrated.