| Lawyer Name: | Farr (nee Tangney), Clare Catherine Mary |
| Lawyer Type: | Solicitor |
| Date/s of Admission/s: |
06-Jul-1984
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| Law Practice: | (Formerly) Kirkpatrick Farr & Associates |
| Business Address or Former Address: | (Formerly) C/- Post Office Welwyn Avenue Manning WA 6152 |
| Place of Issue of Practising Certificate: | New South Wales
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| Substance of Conduct Matter: | <p>1. Failure to communicate</p><p>2. Failure to provide documents</p><p>3. Gross delay</p><p>4. Knowingly swore a false statutory declaration</p><p>5. Misled or attempted to mislead the Law Society</p><p>6. Hindered, obstructed or delayed the Investigator</p><p>7. Failure to transfer file upon receipt of a signed authority</p><p>8. Failure to account</p><p>9. Gross delay in submitting a memorandum of costs and accounting to client</p><p>10. Delay in finalisnig her trust account</p><p>11. Failure to provide detailed account and report on settlement</p><p>12. Failure to communicate</p><p>13. Failure to complete retainer</p> |
| Finding: | Professional Misconduct
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| By: | Legal Services Division of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal
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| Date: | 14-Nov-2008 |
| Disciplinary Action: | Costs
Removal of practitioner's name from the Roll of Local Lawyers (14/05/2009 Disciplinary Action)
$0.00 |
| Appeal Status: | Dismissed |
| Appeal Decision Date: | 05-Nov-2009 |
| Appeal Information: | On 10 June 2009 Ms Farr filed an appeal with the Court of Appeal |
| Proceedings Instituted By: | Council of the Law Society of New South Wales |
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