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Register of Disciplinary Action

Lawyer Name:Cornwell, Brien Ernest
Lawyer Type:Solicitor
Date/s of Admission/s: 06-Jul-1984
Law Practice:
(Previously) Cornwells Solicitors & Advocates and Brien Cornwell has not been practising since 2004
Business Address or Former Address:
2/17 Darby Street Newcastle NSW 2300
Place of Issue of Practising Certificate:New South Wales
Substance of Conduct Matter:

Breach of Section 61 of the Legal Profession Act 1987 - handling of trust moneys<BR/>Breach of Section 62 of the Legal Profession Act 1987 - keeping of trust accounts

Finding:Professional Misconduct
By:Legal Services Division of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal
Date: 31-Oct-2006
Disciplinary Action:
Costs
Fine
Reprimand
The Solicitor gave an undertaking not to apply for a practising certificate for a period of five years
Proceedings Instituted By:Council of the Law Society of New South Wales
Citation:

[<A HREF="https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/549f5ea83004262463a0d5ae&quot;&gt;Law Society of New South Wales v Cornwell No 2 [2006] NSWADT 308</A>]