Connect with meNoon specialises in defending professionals in complaint processes, disciplinary proceedings, and negligence claims. She has extensive regulatory experience across various industries, including property and real estate, healthcare, and life sciences.
Noon works closely with her clients to help them understand legal issues, potential risks, and other challenges. Her perspective and attention to detail, complemented by her empathetic manner, means she is experienced in successfully assisting clients through complex claims, including those involved in sensitive matters.
Noon previously acted as a prosecutor on cases before the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal and the Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal and has held several in-house roles with health, legal, real estate and public sector regulators. She has also worked as an investigator in substantial investigations into governmental ministries, and separately involving conduct of health practitioners. Noon’s regulatory and public sector experience means she provides valuable insight and perspective for her clients.
- Advising on and assisting with professional negligence claims.
- Acting for health practitioners on issues arising from clinical practice: professional and regulatory requirements, complaints in multiple jurisdictions, legal and professional risks.
- Assisting health practitioners through regulatory and complaint processes, investigations, inquiries, and the Court, coronial and tribunal proceedings.
- Appearing before specialist committees, courts and tribunals, including the Coroner’s court, the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, Professional Conduct Committees and the Real Estates Agents Disciplinary Tribunal.
- Assisting real estate agents with complaints to Real Estate Agents Authority and investigations conducted by the Complaints Assessment Committees.
- Advising clients in relation to claims before the Disputes Tribunal and Tenancy Tribunal, including successful dismissal of claims against property managers.
- Preparing submissions to the Health and Disability Commissioner’s consultation on the review of the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 and the Health and Disability Commissioner’s Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights.
- Preparing submissions on the review of the End of Lice Choice Act 2019.
- Preparing submissions on the review of the New Zealand Psychologists Board ‘s Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics.
- Conducting investigations into policies, practices and procedure of governmental ministries.
- Conducting investigations into health professional’s conduct.
- Advised on legal issues arising from the regulation of real estate agent’s licensee, including professional conduct, disciplinary issues, licensing issues, compliance. Reviewed decisions by Registrar and Complaints Assessment Committee. Managed and handled litigation matters, including advising on evidential sufficiency, drafting misconduct charges, preparing submissions, attending hearings before the Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal. Assisted General Counsel on managing legal risks. Participated in Complaints Improvement Project.
- Acted as a prosecutor for Professional Conduct Committees for the Medical Council, Psychologists Board, Pharmacy Council, Physiotherapists Board, Chiropractic Board. Prepared evidence and attended hearings before the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal. Provided legal advice on name suppression, strength of evidence for conduct issues, decision making processes. Advised health sector providers on informed consent and information sharing. Acted for ACC on reviews and appeals.
- Investigated administrative practices of the Ministry of Health and Oranga Tamariki. Led the investigation and analysis of evidence. Advised the Chief Ombudsman on strategy and risks, legal issues, and policies and procedures.
- Acted as a prosecutor for Professional Conduct Committees of the Nursing Council. Investigated complaints and conduct concerns about nurses. Appeared as a junior with KCs on professional disciplinary charges before the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal. Advised on regulatory framework for nurses.
- Investigated complaints about lawyers and law practices. Advised a standards committee on decision making processes. Prepared correspondence and decisions.
- Appearing before the High Court in summary judgment matters.
- Acted for clients on relationship property and employment matters.
- Inquiries, Investigations and Prosecutions
- Medico-legal
- Professional Liability
- Professions and Business Services
- Property and Real Estate
- Healthcare and Life Sciences
- New Zealand Law Society
- New Zealand Insurance Law Association