| Lawyer Name: | de Robillard, Christian Roger |
| Lawyer Type: | Former Barrister |
| Date/s of Admission/s: |
10-Mar-1988
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| Law Practice: | (Formerly) St James Centre |
| Business Address or Former Address: | (Formerly) 111 Elizabeth Street Sydney NSW 2000 |
| Place of Issue of Practising Certificate: | New South Wales
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| Substance of Conduct Matter: | <p><span style="color: black;">Ground 1: Fundamental breaches of the </span><em style="color: black;">Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015,</em><span style="color: black;"> in summary</span><em style="color: black;">:</em></p><p><span style="color: black;">1. invoking the coercive powers of the Supreme Court against an officer of the Court (solicitor) resulting in the solicitor having to cease acting for his client and being required to defend himself when there was no reasonable justification in the materials then available to the barrister;</span></p><p><span style="color: black;">2. the making of unfounded serious allegations of misconduct against a solicitor;</span></p><p><span style="color: black;">3. an awareness by the barrister of the seriousness of the allegations being made; and</span></p><p><span style="color: black;">4. conduct which was clearly considered and not on the spur of the moment given that the barrister had been alerted to the shortcomings of the allegations and pleadings that he had authored but persisted with the claims seeking to justify them in written submissions.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black;">Ground 2: Failure to comply with an order of the Supreme Court of New South Wales to pay a personal costs order dated 7 June 2017</span></p> |
| Finding: | Professional Misconduct
Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct
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| By: | NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal - Occupational Division
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| Date: | 10-Dec-2021 |
| Disciplinary Action: | Order recommending removal of lawyer's name from the Roll of Australian Lawyers $0.00 |
| Proceedings Instituted By: | Council of the New South Wales Bar Association |
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