12 Nov 2020
HOOKER v AUCKLAND STANDARDS COMMITTEE 1 [2020] NZHC 2970
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 2970
- Court
- High Court
The court affirmed the Tribunal's three month suspension and, having balanced the practitioner's legitimate need to conclude pressing client matters against the public interest in timely enforcement of discipline, ordered the suspension to commence on 19 December 2020 and upheld the costs order of $63,675.80 (excluding GST).