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New Zealand Law Society v John Llewellyn Stanley - SC 41/2019

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Summary

Civil Appeal – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in determining whether the Applicant was a fit and proper person to be admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, particularly in relation to the Applicant’s prior convictions.

Result

A The application for leave to appeal is granted (Stanley v The New Zealand Law Society [2019] NZCA 119).
B The approved ground of appeal is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal against the High Court judgment (Stanley v New Zealand Law Society [2018] NZHC 1154) and to make an order for Mr Stanley’s admission. 
13 November 2019
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A The appeal is dismissed.
B Costs are reserved.
17 August 2020

Hearing Transcripts

Related Documents

High Court decision — STANLEY v NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY [2018] NZHC 1154 [22 May 2018]

Court of Appeal decision — STANLEY v THE NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY [2019] NZCA 119 [17 April 2019]

Leave judgment - leave granted — NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY v JOHN LLEWELLYN STANLEY [2019] NZSC 125 [13 November 2019] (PDF 36 KB)

Substantive judgment — [2020] NZSC 83 (PDF 550 KB)