Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

• Jurisdiction: New Zealand
• Coming into Force: 23 December 2023
• Citation: 2006 No 1
• Year: 2006
• Act Number: 1
• Record Number: DLM364938
• Reference: 2006 No 1
• Type of Document: Act

Contenidos

• Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006
• Contents
• 1 Title
• 2 Commencement
• Part 1
• 3 Purposes
• 4 Fundamental obligations of lawyers
• 5 Fundamental obligations of conveyancing practitioners
• 6 Interpretation
• 7 Misconduct defined in relation to lawyer and incorporated law firm
• 8 Misconduct defined in relation to conveyancing practitioner and incorporated conveyancing firm
• 9 Misconduct defined in relation to provision of regulated services by employees
• 10 Exceptions to section 9
• 11 Misconduct defined in relation to employees who are not practitioners
• 12 Unsatisfactory conduct defined in relation to lawyers and incorporated law firms
• 13 Unsatisfactory conduct defined in relation to conveyancing practitioners and incorporated conveyancing firms
• 14 Unsatisfactory conduct defined in relation to employees who are not practitioners
• 15 Directors and shareholders of incorporated firms
• 16 Shareholders of incorporated firms
• 17 Liabilities of director or shareholder of incorporated firm
• 18 Liability of lawyer principals in respect of pecuniary loss by reason of theft
• 19 Liability of conveyancing practitioner principals in respect of pecuniary loss by reason of theft
• 20 Act to bind the Crown
• Part 2
• 21 Provision of legal services
• 22 Misleading descriptions
• 23 False or misleading representations in relation to supply of legal services
• 24 Reserved areas of work for lawyers and incorporated law firms
• 25 Lawyers of other jurisdictions
• 26 Drafting court documents
• 27 Exceptions to sections 21, 22, 24, and 26
• 28 Proceedings in respect of offences against any provision of sections 21 to 24
• 29 Contempt of court
• 30 Practice by lawyer on his or her own account
• 31 Exceptions to section 30
• 32 Provision of conveyancing services
• 33 Misleading descriptions
• 34 Proceedings in respect of offence against section 32 or section 33
• 35 Practice of conveyancing
• 36 Exceptions to sections 32, 33, and 35
• 37 Practice by conveyancing practitioner on his or her own account
• 38 Exceptions to section 37
• 39 Issue of practising certificates
• 40 Effect of application for practising certificate
• 41 Power to refuse to issue practising certificate
• 42 Right to appeal
• 43 Injunctions
• 44 Practitioners to whom Schedule 1 applies
• 45 Offences
• 46 Penalty
• 47 Provisions not affected
• Part 3
• 48 Admission as barrister and solicitor
• 49 Qualifications
• 50 Evidence of qualifications
• 51 Evidence of suitability
• 52 Admission
• 53 Reciprocal admission
• 54 Rules of court as to admission
• 55 Fit and proper person
• 56 Registrar to keep roll of barristers and solicitors
• 57 Enrolment
• 58 Striking off and restoration of names by order of Disciplinary Tribunal or High Court
• 59 Removal from roll if deemed registration ceases in some circumstances
• 60 Voluntary removal of name from roll, and restoration
• 61 Supply of information
• 62 Admission and restoration fees
• Part 4
• 63 Continuation of New Zealand Law Society
• 64 Membership
• 65 Regulatory functions
• 66 Representative functions
• 67 Regulatory powers