| Lawyer Name: | Kernaghan, Aaron Noel |
| Lawyer Type: | Solicitor |
| Date/s of Admission/s: |
15-Dec-2000 (NSW)
15-Dec-2000 (NSW)
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| Law Practice: | Kernaghan & Associates Pty Ltd |
| Business Address or Former Address: | Level 4 2 Coombe Street Wollongong NSW 2500 |
| Place of Issue of Practising Certificate: | New South Wales
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| Substance of Conduct Matter: | <p><strong>Professional Misconduct</strong></p><ol><li>Breached an undertaking to the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner</li><li>Breach section 137 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) - Certain trust money to be deposited in general trust account</li><li>Breached section 138 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) - <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>Holding, disbursing and accounting for trust money in general trust account</li><li>Caused a deficiency in the law practice trust account</li><li>Breached section 146 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) - <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>Intermixing money</li><li>Failed to comply with Notice issued under section 370 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)</li><li>Failed to comply with fiscal obligations</li></ol><p><br></p><p><strong>Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct</strong></p><ol><li>Failed to comply with disclosure obligations under section 174 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)</li><li>Failed to pay an invoice issued by an expert witness</li></ol> |
| Finding: | Professional Misconduct
Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct |
| By: | NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal - Occupational Division
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| Date: | 06-Aug-2021 |
| Disciplinary Action: | To be determined by the Tribunal $0.00 |
| Proceedings Instituted By: | Council of the Law Society of New South Wales |
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