It is Auckland, NZ, Yes, It is my complaint against my

The Commerce Commission would not investigate because the Law Society disciplinary process should cover those issue

I have looked again at the cases, and it seems there are decisions which say you cannot appeal after 30 days 

LCRO 205 /09 Stroud v Gateshead made a ruling on this

You can defend the summary judgment by filing a notice of opposition and an affidavit setting out your defence. If you have a good defence then this case will go to an ordinary hearing on the merits of the claim

I have read that decision. A review of documents is an extra charge and I can give you an opinion as to the strength of their case, but I havent see your reasons for refusing to pay

It will be necessary to get the admin to help, which will take a little while

The court is likely to say that this has some effect but that you still need to pay something

They will argue the ruling by the complaint answers those issues and you must pay the balance. I suggest you make them an offer

You can certainly say what you want in defence provided you file a notice of opposition and an affidavit in support

The judge will take the complaint into account together with any other defences you may have

All you can do is either negotiate a settlement or try to defend the claim

It will not be easy

You can raise all those issues in your defence

Yes, you will be liable for costs if you lose

Costs are fixed under the scale in the Court Rules, and fixed by the Registrar. If you have a partial win this may affect costs

That is hard to calculate but could be $15,000 to $30,000 depending on what steps are taken

You cannot claim costs if you act for yourself, only a lawyer can claim costs

I have read the decision, which does not help you defend the claim for the costs. Although you have criticised the preparation of the briefs of evidence, it appears that the case was not lost because of that, but because of the nature of the claim itself. In my view you are better to try and settle the claim because I am not sure you would successfully defend a summary judgement

You should be negotiating about the payment of the fees, because you’ll likely have to pay something if not all

Yes

They could bankrupt you

Yes

I think that would be the best way to settle this down

You need to talk to them