| Lawyer Name: | Clifton, David Vincent |
| Lawyer Type: | Solicitor |
| Date/s of Admission/s: |
06-Apr-2001
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| Law Practice: | Clifton Legal |
| Business Address or Former Address: | 113 Faulkner Street Armidale NSW 2350 |
| Place of Issue of Practising Certificate: | New South Wales
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| Substance of Conduct Matter: | <ol><li>Breach of section 138(1)(b) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law - Holding, disbursing and accounting for trust money in general trust account</li><li>Breach of section 148 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law - Deficiency in trust account</li><li>Breach of section 145 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law - Protection of trust money</li><li>Breaches of sections 135 and 146 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law - Dealing with trust money</li><li>Breaches of section 147(2)(a) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law - Keeping trust records</li><li>Breaches of rules 45 and 47 of the Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015 - Trust account payments cash book and recording transactions in trust ledger accounts</li><li>Authorised false tax invoices to be prepared </li></ol> |
| Finding: | Professional Misconduct
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| By: | NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal - Occupational Division
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| Date: | 27-Jul-2021 |
| Disciplinary Action: | Costs
Order recommending removal of lawyer's name from the Roll of Australian Lawyers On 10 December 2021, NSW Supreme Court Court of Appeal ordered:
1. The name of the respondent David Vincent Clifton be removed from the roll kept by the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
(2) The respondent pay the applicant’s costs.$0.00 |
| Disciplinary Action Date: | 10-Dec-2021 |
| Proceedings Instituted By: | Council of the Law Society of New South Wales |
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