The New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal (the Tribunal) has made penalty orders in respect of Dunedin lawyer Christopher Medlicott, who accepted a charge of negligence for failing to appropriately respond to a conflict of interest that arose from his close personal relationship with a client and unsatisfactory conduct for a breach of confidentiality. The Tribunal gave Mr Medlicott credit for accepting responsibility and making amends with the client. It ordered that Mr Medlicott be censured, that the settlement agreement between him and the client form part of the determination of the matter and that he pay costs.