Partner - Auckland
Elena Mok
Elena is a trusted advisor to professional regulators and boards, known for her pragmatic and straightforward approach and effective advocacy.
Elena is a trusted advisor to professional regulators and boards, known for her pragmatic and straightforward approach and effective advocacy.
About
Elena specialises in professional disciplinary and regulatory proceedings, acting in matters from first-instance tribunals through to appeals in the District Court, High Court, and Court of Appeal.
She has secured favourable outcomes across a wide range of disciplinary and regulatory matters, including in proceedings before the:
- Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal;
- Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal;
- New Zealand Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal;
- Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal; and
- Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board.
In addition to her professional disciplinary and regulatory practice, she has broader experience in civil litigation, including appearing in judicial review proceedings and advising on public law and regulatory issues.
As a Crown prosecutor, she has acted in Judge-alone trials involving lesser offences through to jury trials involving sexual offending and serious violent crimes.
Recent Cases & Achievements
Quiambao v Barker [2020] NZHC 371
Represented the Real Estate Agents Authority in a High Court appeal against a decision of the Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal, including complex analysis of legal principles relating to licensees’ professional obligations on comparative market appraisals.
ASC1 v Arman [2020] NZLCDT 17
Successfully prosecuted a lawyer via formal proof before the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal for engaging in misconduct when acting for a client in criminal proceedings.
NSC2 v Mr Y [2022] NZLCDT 8
Successfully prosecuted a lawyer for misconduct and misleading a Standards Committee over an intimate relationship with a client.
CAC v Taurapa NZTDT 2022/27, May 2023
Successful prosecution of a teacher for engaging in an inappropriate sexual relationship with his student, and engaging in inappropriate communications with a teenager.
Credentials
LLB(First Class Hons), Victoria University of Wellington
BA(majoring in Asian Languages), Victoria University of Wellington