| 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<BR/>2. Misappropriation of trust monies<BR/>3. Knowingly mislead the client<BR/>4. Unreasonable delay<BR/>5. Failure to account<BR/>6. Acted in conflict of interest and preferred own interest to those of his client.<BR/>7. Breach Rule 12 Legal Profession Conduct & Practice Rules<BR/>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 |
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