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Register of Disciplinary Action

Lawyer Name:Duncan, Nigel Ian
Lawyer Type:Solicitor
Date/s of Admission/s: 21-Dec-1988
Place of Issue of Practising Certificate:New South Wales
Substance of Conduct Matter:

<p><span style="color: rgb(38, 50, 56);">Used his position as a solicitor to engage in serious&nbsp;dishonest conduct for an extended&nbsp;period of time.&nbsp;For over six years he&nbsp;misappropriated funds from clients’&nbsp;estates&nbsp;to meet his own financial obligations and living expenses and those&nbsp;of his late mother.</span></p>

Finding:Not a fit and proper person to remain on the Roll of Australian Lawyers
By:Supreme Court of New South Wales Court of Appeal
Date: 17-Jun-2024
Disciplinary Action:
Costs
Removal of lawyer’s name from the Roll of Australian lawyers
Proceedings Instituted By:Council of the Law Society of New South Wales
Citation:

<p><a href="https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/1900f59d31ea052a519b0fa0&quot; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(38, 50, 56);">Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Duncan [2024] NSWCA 147</a></p>