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Lawyer Name:Searle, Deborah Jean
Lawyer Type:Solicitor
Date/s of Admission/s: 03-Jul-1987 (NSW)
03-Jul-1987 (NSW)
Law Practice:
Searle & Associates - Lawyers Pty Ltd
Business Address or Former Address:
Suite 3 Level 4 56 Berry Street North Sydney NSW 2060
Place of Issue of Practising Certificate:New South Wales
Substance of Conduct Matter:

<p>1. Breach of Section 255 of the LPA 2004 - disbursing trust money without authority</p><p>2. Breach of Rule 12.3 of the Solicitors Rules 2013 - borrowing funds from clients</p><p>3. Breach of Section 256 of the LPA 2004 - failing to identify an investment account as a controlled money account</p>

Finding:Professional Misconduct - Grounds 1 & 2 Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct - Ground 3
By:NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal - Occupational Division
Reasons for Decision published 26/02/2016
Date: 15-Jan-2016
Disciplinary Action:
Costs
Fine
Reprimand
Proceedings Instituted By:Legal Services Commissioner (NSW)
Citation:

[<a href="https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/56ce40fce4b0e71e17f4f8ea&quot;&gt;Legal Services Commissioner v Searle [2016] NSWCATOD 23</a>]