| Lawyer Name: | Green, Barbara Ann |
| Lawyer Type: | Solicitor |
| Date/s of Admission/s: |
01-Dec-1973 (South Australia)
20-May-1974 (NSW)
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| Law Practice: | Hermann & Green |
| Business Address or Former Address: | Unit 97, 2-4 Purser Avenue, Castle Hill |
| Place of Issue of Practising Certificate: | New South Wales
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| Substance of Conduct Matter: | <p>On 27 July 2020, the Respondent was convicted in the District Court of New South Wales for dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception contrary to s 192E(1)(b) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of two years and three months with a non-parole period of ten months.</p><p><br></p><p>The District Court found that between 22 August 2013 and 25 June 2017, the Respondent dishonestly misappropriated $987,252.86 held on trust in relation to five separate client matters. The Respondent was the sole principal of her law practice at the time of the criminal conduct.</p><p><br></p><p>In addition to the charged conduct, the Respondent failed to maintain proper trust records in relation to five separate client matters in relation to which a reconstruction of the client ledgers was necessary.</p> |
| Finding: | Not a fit and proper person to remain on the Supreme Court Roll of Australian lawyers
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| By: | Supreme Court of New South Wales Court of Appeal
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| Date: | 14-Dec-2022 |
| Disciplinary Action: | Costs
Removal of lawyer’s name from the Roll of Australian lawyers $0.00 |
| Proceedings Instituted By: | Council of the Law Society of New South Wales |
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