19 Mar 2020
A v NATIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE [2020] NZHC 563
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 563
- Court
- High Court
The High Court upheld the Tribunal's findings that the practitioner breached fiduciary duties and the Conduct and Client Care Rules by taking client funds for personal use, selling shares to clients without independent valuation or adequate disclosure, and entering a compromising business relationship with clients; these findings met the threshold for misconduct warranting strike off; the appellant's mental health evidence was relevant background but did not excuse the misconduct, however it justified a non-publication order because credible psychiatric evidence established a real risk of sel…