Jeremy James McGuire v Wellington Standards Committee

[2016] NZSC 33

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND

SC 138/2015
[2016] NZSC 33

BETWEEN

JEREMY JAMES McGUIRE
Applicant

AND

WELLINGTON STANDARDS COMMITTEE (NO 1)
First Respondent

THE LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL
Second Respondent

Court:	William Young, Glazebrook and O'Regan JJ
Counsel:	Applicant in person T J Mackenzie for First Respondent P J Gunn and M J McKillop for Second Respondent
Judgment:	6 April 2016

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

A        The application for recall is dismissed.

B        Costs of $250 are payable to the First Respondent.

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REASONS

1. Mr McGuire applies for recall of this Court’s judgment refusing his application for leave to appeal.[1]

   [1]McGuire v Wellington Standards Committee (No 1) [2016] NZSC 6.

2. Mr McGuire submits that a hearing is required before a misconduct charge can be amended and that this applies even to an inquisitorial tribunal. 

3. This argument was considered by the Court when it declined the application for leave to appeal and rejected.[2]

   [2]At [9].

4. No grounds justifying recall have been identified.

5. The application is dismissed with costs of $250.

Solicitors:
New Zealand Law Society, Wellington for the First Respondent
Crown Law Office, Wellington for the Second Respondent