ABSTRACT This research analyses disciplinary decisions of the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal (NZLCDT) from 2011 to 2017 that involve vulnerable clients. Increasingly, scholarship discusses vulnerability as an ethical concept, including in the legal context. Based on published decisions, the present study inquires whether some legal clients’ vulnerability warrants special attention. Twenty-five of the 193 clients in the NZLCDT decisions qualified as vulnerable based upon age, gender, mental health/neuro-disability or immigrant status. The results may inform disciplinary bodies and inspire preventive strategies by lawyers, educators and regulatory bodies. Ultimately, this evidence-based analysis magnifies the importance of client-centred approaches to risk reduction in legal practice.

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2011-2017年涉及弱势客户的新西兰律师和运输商纪律法庭案件

摘要这项研究分析了2011年至2017年新西兰律师和运输商纪律法庭（NZLCDT）的纪律裁决，涉及弱势客户。奖学金越来越多地将脆弱性作为一种道德概念进行讨论，包括在法律背景下。基于已发布的决策，本研究询问某些合法客户的漏洞是否值得特别关注。根据年龄，性别，心理健康/神经残疾或移民身份，NZLCDT决策中的193个客户中有25个被认定为弱势群体。结果可能会通知纪律机构，并激发律师，教育者和监管机构的预防策略。最终，这种基于证据的分析扩大了以客户为中心的方法在法律实践中降低风险的重要性。