| Lawyer Name: | Yakenian, Dickran |
| Lawyer Type: | Solicitor |
| Date/s of Admission/s: |
14-Dec-2001 (NSW)
14-Dec-2001 (NSW)
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| Law Practice: | Yakenian Solicitor |
| Business Address or Former Address: | Suite 4 72-74 Bathurst Street Liverpool NSW 2170 |
| Place of Issue of Practising Certificate: | New South Wales
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| Substance of Conduct Matter: | <p>1. Applied for default judgment knowing the defendants intended to file defences and without notice to the defendants and contrary to the duty to the administration of justice</p><p>2. Misled the defendants into believing they had a specific time to file a defence by: making a representation by omission that judgment would not be entered without first warning the defendants; Failed to respond to correspondence from the defendants’ solicitor notifying the lawyer the defendants anticipated filing and serving a defence by no later than a specific time and failed to inform the defendants that default judgment had been entered</p><p>3. Misled the Court in the affidavit in support of the application for default judgment</p><p>4. Applied for issue of a bankruptcy notice to the fifth defendant without prior notice</p> |
| Finding: | Professional Misconduct
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| By: | NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal - Occupational Division
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| Date: | 21-Jun-2019 |
| Disciplinary Action: | Costs
Fine
Practitioner to undertake and complete further legal education
Reprimand
$7,500.00 |
| Proceedings Instituted By: | Legal Services Commissioner (NSW) |
| Citation: | |
