Application for review of Registrar’s decision to decline to change lawyer’s name in the Roll of Barristers and Solicitors – scope for amendment of name in the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006? – generic duty on Registrar to maintain accurate public records?

Re an application by Eikelborm [2025] NZHC 3383 per Churchman J

On 27 February 1981, John Revens Eichelbaum was admitted to the Roll of Barristers and Solicitors of the High Court of New Zealand (the Roll).

Eichelbaum subsequently changed his name by deed poll to John Eikelborm. He then applied to the Registrar to amend the entry in the record book of the Roll so that it reflected his current name.