31 Jan 2020
TIMOTHY JOHN BURCHER v AUCKLAND STANDARDS COMMITTEE 5 OF THE NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY [2020] NZHC 43
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 43
- Court
- High Court
A suspended practising lawyer undertaking legal work in the form of dictation, drafting or instructing preparation of legal documents for others constitutes provision of regulated services under the Act; acting as a trustee does not presumptively exempt a practising lawyer from s7 liability and suspension's protective purpose requires a broad construction of "regulated services" so that the appellant's detailed dictations and document preparation in certain particulars amounted to legal work and, in some instances, disgraceful and dishonourable conduct while suspended, whereas other, more per…