| Lawyer Name: | Doherty, Peter John |
| Lawyer Type: | Solicitor |
| Date/s of Admission/s: |
29-Aug-1997 (NSW)
29-Aug-1997 (NSW)
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| Law Practice: | (Formerly) Lloyd Lancaster Pty Ltd |
| Business Address or Former Address: | (Formerly) Shop 7, 5-7 Belgrave Street Kogarah NSW 2217 |
| Place of Issue of Practising Certificate: | New South Wales
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| Substance of Conduct Matter: | 1. Breach Section 255 of the Legal Profession Act 2004 - holding, disbursing and accounting for trust money
2. Misappropriation of trust monies
3. Knowingly mislead the client
4. Unreasonable delay
5. Failure to account
6. Acted in conflict of interest and preferred own interest to those of his client.
7. Breach Rule 12 Legal Profession Conduct & Practice Rules
8. Breach section 67(2)(a) of the Legal Profession Act 2004 |
| Finding: | Professional Misconduct
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| By: | Legal Services Division of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal
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| Date: | 30-Nov-2009 |
| Disciplinary Action: | Additional Orders made by the Tribunal (see Tribunal decision)
Conditions on Practising Certificate
Costs Cancellation of practising certificate from 25 September 2009 to 25 September 2010
$0.00 |
| Appeal Status: | Dismissed |
| Appeal Decision Date: | 27-Jul-2010 |
| Appeal Information: | Apeal of ADT decision dismissed with costs on 27 July 2010 (Court of Appeal citation [2010] NSWCA 173 & [2010] NSWCA 177)
On 17 December 2009 the Law Society of NSW commenced appeal proceedings in the Court of Appeal |
| Proceedings Instituted By: | Council of the Law Society of New South Wales |
| Citation: | |
