| Lawyer Name: | Thompson, Melissa Jane |
| Lawyer Type: | Solicitor |
| Date/s of Admission/s: |
17-Feb-2006
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| Law Practice: | Thompson and Associates |
| Business Address or Former Address: | 5 Elizabeth Place Paddington NSW 2021
11B 19 Stanley Street Woollahra NSW 2025 |
| Place of Issue of Practising Certificate: | New South Wales
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| Substance of Conduct Matter: | <ol><li>Failure by the Solicitor to provide the Law Practice Confirmation and Statement of Trust Money submission for the period 01 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 and due on 30 April 2020.</li><li>Failure by the Solicitor to provide the Law Practice Confirmation and Statement of Trust Money submission for the period 01 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 and due on 30 April 2021.</li><li>Failure by the Solicitor to comply with the s 370 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law NSW Notice issued to the Solicitor on 16 November 2021, requesting the provision of the Law Practice Confirmation and Statement of Trust Money submissions.</li><li>Failure by the Solicitor to comply with the s 95 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law NSW Notice issued to the Solicitor on 20 July 2023.</li><li>Failure by the Solicitor to respond to correspondence sent by the Law Society over a 20 month period.</li></ol> |
| Finding: | Not a fit and proper person to hold a practising certificate
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| By: | Council of the Law Society of New South Wales
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| Date: | 21-Sep-2023 |
| Disciplinary Action: | Refusal of grant of practising certificate for the practice year ending 30 June 2024$0.00 |
