Article: Law Society may take action against judge

AUCKLAND -- The New Zealand Law Society is considering taking High Court action against Judge Martin Beattie, who is sitting on an Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation tribunal after being acquitted on fraud charges.

Society president Ian Haynes said the action could be brought under section 92 of the Law Practitioners Act for ``reasonable cause, whenever and wherever it arises''.

Yesterday, North Shore lawyer David Schnauer renewed his call for Judge Beattie to step down after a majority of Auckland lawyers said they no longer had confidence in his ability as a judge. In a postal vote initiated by Mr Schnauer, 546 members of the Auckland District Law Society voted ...

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