Name suppression lifted on high profile lawyer
High profile Auckland criminal barrister, facing charges brought by the Law Society's disciplinary tribunal, has been revealed as Barry Hart.
The Law Society’s Auckland standards committee earlier ruled the barrister should be publicly identified after accusing him of unsatisfactory behaviour. Mr Hart appealed that finding.
Last night, the Supreme Court rejected his appeal to keep his identity secret, saying there was ''no arguable error'' in the previous consideration of the matter by the tribunal and Justice Toogood in the High Court in December.
Mr Hart's argument was that open justice approach should not apply in ''the case of a professional person with a high public profile facing disciplinary charges, particularly where, as here, criminal offending is not alleged''.
The Law Society charges against Mr Hart concerned overcharging and obstructing the Society's investigation.
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barry hart defender of the guilty
bad boy bad boy
what you gonna do what you gonna do
when they come for you
Did I hear a news item correctly, saying that the defendent has no right to presumptive secrecy?
A lawyer overcharging? - why single one out?.
What?! A lawyer "overcharging"? Does day become night?
I believe he could possibly get up to 10 years incarceration for this and he would not get away with overcharging once he has been locked up.
the cost of soap in jail is very cheap ,in fact sometimes your cellmate provides it.
Enjoy mr hart.
It is the first thing they do when after they have that stupid hat put on their head, they come out into society and do all they can to pay off their student loan in the first 6mths of their career but sadly the habit doesn't change.
Ever thought about it??? a trademan does a 5 year apprenticship, a lawyer does 5 years at Uni for his degree, but the end result are light years apart, some aspects of life are just not quite right.
A very close friend just had his lawyer Daughter set him up a family property Trust, the costs to her were $220 his lawyer wanted $4300
We should all train as lawyers,Dentists & Doctors full stop.
It would take some talent and about 15 years to train as a doctor, dentist and lawyer. Imagine it - you could get many worries sorted out in one consultation!!
It would take some talent and about 15 years to train as a doctor, dentist and lawyer. Imagine it - you could get many worries sorted out in one consultation!!
It would take some talent and about 15 years to train as a doctor, dentist and lawyer. Imagine it - you could get many worries sorted out in one consultation!!
yep lifes not fair - doctors, dentists, lawyers are overpaid for what they do. Society just wants the cream of the crop, ie the smartest, to rise to the top and rewards them accordingly.
Get over it....
Taking money he is not entitled to and then trying to hush it up. Not a great look for our defender of truth and justice.
"Cream of the crop" - hilarious. His reputation deserves to be damaged - and "unsatisfactory behaviour" is a classic euphemism.
This is a small glimmer of hope. Maybe the Law Society will act to protect clients a bit more from now on.
(Pigs fueled and ready to fly ...)
Why would anyone want to train as a "lawyer, dentist and doctor"? It is naive to think that that automatically leads to riches. This is as silly as saying "become a tradesman, turn up to your clients when you feel like it; never tidy up your mess; put a huge mark-up on parts; do cash jobs;"...........sorry, but there are plenty of people earning all kinds of high and low incomes regardless of their training.
Law Society looks after its own so do not expect to much. Just had a hearing and their lawyer accused me of stealing a notebook I had tended as evidence ( Different brand the Company used which he never noticed lol ) plus in his closing speech stated I was lying and making things up ( Only problem was when being cross examined he never asked me those questions to support what he was saying so I could answer them so even the Judge made a comment on his wid accusations )
Tip of the 'legal criminals' iceberg...
Mr Barry Hart is – a high profile criminal himself.
Mr Hart’s has endless grave professional misconducts with his clients.
This is just beginning – of who Mr Hart is and what damage he has done to his clients.
More facts about Mr Hart’s ongoing misconducts will come out into the public arena soon.
Mr Hart was made to beleive that on this earth there are special and not-special pople.
Mr Hart has been unstopable in his professional misconducts that he has been doing for years to his clients because Mr Hart was made to beleive - he is special and priviliged and untouchable. What a world we live in !!!
Disgrace to the law profession...