PremiumOpinionOpinion byDeborah Chambers NZ Herald·17 May, 2026 03:00 AM7 mins to readLady Deborah Chambers is a New Zealand King's Counsel practising in AucklandLady Deborah Chambers, KC, argues New Zealand’s lawyer complaints system has become too wide open.
Stephen Franks, a Wellington lawyer, was acting for a group called Inflection Point NZ. On his client’s instructions, he sent a letter to about 20 medical practitioners and organisations involved in gender-affirming healthcare. The letter referred to the Cass Report and New Zealand Ministry of Health material, warned that overseas
