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Register of Disciplinary Action

Lawyer Name:O'donnell, Bernard Kevin
Lawyer Type:Solicitor
Date/s of Admission/s: 07-Aug-1987
Law Practice:
K P O'Donnell & Associates
Business Address or Former Address:
Suite G01 146 Arthur Street North Sydney NSW 2060
Place of Issue of Practising Certificate:New South Wales
Substance of Conduct Matter:

1. Improperly charging fees for acting as Attorney & Enduring Guardian<BR/>2. Misappropriation<BR/>3. Breaching rule 12 of the Solicitors Rules<BR/>4. Misleading the Guardianship Tribunal<BR/>5. Falsely informing the Law Society and a trust account Investigator that his law practice had not held trust money subject to a special power or authority<BR/>6. Attempting to mislead the Legal Services Commissioner in the course of an investigation

Finding:Professional Misconduct
By:NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal - Occupational Division
Date: 20-Mar-2015
Disciplinary Action:
Costs
Removal of practitioner's name from the Roll of Local Lawyers
Proceedings Instituted By:Legal Services Commissioner (NSW)
Citation:

[<a href="http://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/550a3a4ce4b0b29802dc3354&quot;&gt;Legal Services Commissioner v O'Donnell [2015] NSWCATOD 17</a>]