Auckland District Law Society

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The Auckland District Law Society is the professional body for barristers and solicitors practising in the Auckland region of New Zealand. It operates in conjunction with the New Zealand Law Society and was established in 1879. Membership is compulsory in accordance with the Law Practitioners Act 1982.

New Zealand law societies have been described as having:

the reputation law societies have in this country of bending over backwards to protect their own members; the Auckland District Law Society being the recipient of scathing criticism from the Privy Council no less.^[1]

In 2003 the Privy Council wrote the following concluding comments with respect to the Auckland District Law Society:

“Their Lordships are not disposed to leave this case without expressing their dismay that a professional body representing solicitors, who have the most solemn professional obligation to honour their undertakings, should have seen fit to argue that it was free to disregard the obligations which Mr Ennor undertook on its behalf. The Society may wish to consider whether the most honourable course would be for it to return the documents without an order requiring it to do so.”^[2]

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1. ^ A Clayton's Commissioner?, By: Geoff Beach, Kohi, Auckland, 24 May 2007, Viewers have their say, retrieved 12 January 2008.
2. ^ Privy Council Appeal No. 34 of 2002, (1) B and Others and, (2) Russell McVeagh McKenzie Bartleet & Co. (Appellants), v. (1) Auckland District Law Society and, (2) Gary J. Judd (Respondents). Paragraph 74, 'Conclusion'.