Dear Zane,

 

The Official Information Act 1982 does not apply to the New Zealand Law
Society (Law Society). We have, however, provided our response to your
request below.

 

The New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal (NZLCDT) is
the body responsible for imposing orders striking lawyers off the role of
barristers and solicitors in New Zealand. The NZLCDT is wholly separate
from the Law Society and you are able to contact it directly for
information relating to lawyers who have been struck off since 2010. You
can navigate to its website and view copies of its annual reports through
the following link:

 

[1]https://www.justice.govt.nz/tribunals/la...

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Lawyers can identify with more than one area of practice. We are not able
to confirm, of the lawyers struck off by the NZLCDT since 2010, the number
that worked solely in the Family Court. However, we can confirm that of
the 59 lawyers that have been struck off by the NZLCDT since 2010.
According to our records at least one matter had a link to a family law
issue.

 

Kind regards,

 

NEIL MALLON
GENERAL MANAGER REGULATORY

 

NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY | PH: +64 4 463 2922

[4]lawsociety.org.nz

26 Waring Taylor Street, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
DX SP20202 | PO Box 5041, Wellington 6145, New Zealand

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Zane Collins
[[5]mailto:[FOI #9735 email]]
Sent: 1 March, 2019 4:34 PM
To: inquiries <[6][New Zealand Law Society request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Number of Family court lawyers
struck-off

Dear New Zealand Law Society,

I would like to know the number of family court lawyers per year since
2010 who were struck off due to misconduct and breach of the law.

Yours faithfully,

Zane Collins

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