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Case Commentary: A ‘Merciful Approach’ to Discipline for a New Zealand Lawyer’s Misconduct

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aut.relation.endpage13
aut.relation.journalPsychiatry, Psychology and Law
aut.relation.startpage1
dc.contributor.authorDiesfeld, Kate
dc.contributor.authorRychert, Marta
dc.contributor.authorSurgenor, Lois J
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Olivia
dc.contributor.authorKersey, Kate
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-16T22:48:15Z
dc.date.available2024-05-16T22:48:15Z
dc.date.issued2024-05-12
dc.description.abstractA recent decision reveals how a New Zealand’s disciplinary tribunal promoted justice for an unwell lawyer in a case of professional misconduct. In 2023, the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal (LCDT) applied a ‘merciful approach’ when assessing the lawyer’s misconduct and health issues. In Auckland Standards Committee 3 v Ms W [Citation2023], the LCDT discussed the impacts of reproductive treatment in relation to the practitioner’s conduct. This decision is the foundation to compare the disciplinary regime for legal and health practitioners in New Zealand. The article outlines New Zealand’s framework for discipline of lawyers, noting the absence of a health pathway. The article discusses opportunities to resolve cases involving impaired lawyers outside the disciplinary system, including benefits and disadvantages of mandatory reporting. While focusing on the legal profession, the discussion is relevant to other professions and examines health-promoting regulatory strategies from other jurisdictions.
dc.identifier.citationPsychiatry, Psychology and Law, ISSN: 1321-8719 (Print); 1934-1687 (Online), Informa UK Limited, 1-13. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2024.2340098
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13218719.2024.2340098
dc.identifier.issn1321-8719
dc.identifier.issn1934-1687
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/17552
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.relation.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13218719.2024.2340098
dc.rights© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject1701 Psychology
dc.subject1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject1801 Law
dc.subjectCriminology
dc.subject4402 Criminology
dc.subject4804 Law in context
dc.subject5201 Applied and developmental psychology
dc.titleCase Commentary: A ‘Merciful Approach’ to Discipline for a New Zealand Lawyer’s Misconduct
dc.typeJournal Article
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