19 Aug 2022
DELIU v DEPUTY LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER [2022] NZHC 2061
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 2061
- Court
- High Court
The Court held that the DLCRO rightly refused recusal on the grounds advanced by the applicant (those grounds were misconceived under the Saxmere test and the statutory framework), but the DLCRO erred by failing to respond to properly formulated disclosure requests and acted unreasonably by attempting to deprive the applicant of an oral hearing previously scheduled, thereby breaching the applicant's legitimate expectations; the Court directed disclosure and set procedural steps to protect fairness of the reviews.