| Lawyer Name: | Krayem, Ghaith |
| Lawyer Type: | Solicitor |
| Date/s of Admission/s: |
16-Dec-1992
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| Place of Issue of Practising Certificate: | New South Wales
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| Substance of Conduct Matter: | <p>1. Breach Clause 36 of the Legal Profession Regulation 1994 by failing to prepare monthly bank reconciliations</p><p>2. Breach Clause 39 of the Legal Profession Regulation 1994 by failing to prepare monthly trial balances of trust ledger</p><p>3. Wilful breach of Section 61 of the Legal Profession Act 1987 - handling of trust moneys</p><p>4. Wilful breach of Section 62 of the Legal Profession Act 1987 - keeping of trust accounts</p><p>5. Breach Clause 33(1) of the Legal Profession Regulations by failing to deposit money into trust account</p><p>6. Gross delay in transferring a property</p><p>7. Providing a false certificate of title</p><p>8. Falsely altering the date of a transfer document</p><p>9. Failure to pay stamp duty</p><p>10. Issuing a cheque for a client's debt that was not met on presentation</p><p>11. Misleading own Counsel as to security over Counsel fees</p><p>12. Gross delay in paying Counsel's fees</p><p>13. False statement to client</p><p>14. Failure to honour undertaking to the Supreme Court</p><p>15. Failure to act on client's instructions</p> |
| Finding: | Professional Misconduct
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| By: | Council of the Law Society of New South Wales
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| Date: | 19-Oct-2004 |
| Disciplinary Action: | Costs
Removal of practitioner's name from the Roll of Local Lawyers
$0.00 |
| Proceedings Instituted By: | Council of the Law Society of New South Wales |
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