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Register of Disciplinary Action

Lawyer Name:Muir, Brian Thomas Gregory
Lawyer Type:Solicitor
Date/s of Admission/s: 12-Feb-1988
Law Practice:
(Formerly) Brian Muir
Business Address or Former Address:
(Formerly) 4 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000
Place of Issue of Practising Certificate:New South Wales
Substance of Conduct Matter:

<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1. Breached Section 61 of the Legal Profession Act,1987 - handling of trust moneys</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2. Breached Section 62 of the Legal Profession Act,1987 - keeping of trust accounts</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3. Breached Section 255 of the Legal Profession Act 2004 - holding, disbursing and accounting for trust moneys</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4. Breached Section 264 of the Legal Profession Act 2004 - keeping proper trust accounts</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">5. Breached Section 117 of the Legal Profession Act 1987- relating to conduct of mortgage practice</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">6. Breached Clauses 88-91 of the Legal Profession Regulation 2002 - dealing with controlled money</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">7. Failed to properly secure his client's trust funds</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">8. Failed to respond to correspondence</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">9. Delayed in the administration of an Estate</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">10. Failed to account</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">11. Misappropriated trust funds</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">12. Failed to pay Counsel's fees</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">14. Breached Section 256 of Legal Profession Act 2004 - relating to controlled money</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">15. Breached Section 259 of Legal Profession Act 2004 - relating to protection of trust money</span></p>

Finding:Professional Misconduct
By:Legal Services Division of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal
Date: 22-Oct-2008
Disciplinary Action:
Costs
Removal of practitioner's name from the Roll of Local Lawyers
Proceedings Instituted By:Council of the Law Society of New South Wales
Citation:

[<a href="https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/549f61573004262463a1d42a&quot;&gt;The Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Muir [2008] NSWADT 286</a>]