TRICIA Y. BACHMANN

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

The practitioner engaged in repeated and sustained dishonesty between August 2005 and May 2006, including lodging caveats on false representations, rendering backdated and false accounts, fabricating documents, and making knowingly false representations to clients that liquor licence applications had been lodged when they had not. She also gave fabricated evidence to the Tribunal. The Tribunal found she was not a fit and proper person and recommended removal from the Roll. The Full Bench found her dishonesty was an enduring characteristic incompatible with practising law, and that she showed complete lack of insight. Her name was ordered removed from the Roll. No order as to costs was made as the LPCC did not seek costs.

Duties found breached:

• Proper basis for allegations
• No improper communication with the court
• No tampering with or coaching witnesses
• Uphold public trust in the profession
• Fair, reasonable and lawful fees
• Prompt accounting and return of money
• Good faith and courtesy to colleagues

Aggravating factors:

• Repeated and sustained dishonesty over an extended period (August 2005 - May 2006)
• Dishonesty towards clients, employer and other practitioners
• Giving false and fabricated evidence before the Tribunal
• Complete lack of insight into impropriety of conduct
• Continued misconduct after leaving Aragon employment
• Dishonest or evasive conduct during proceedings

Mitigating factors:

• Character references (given no weight as referees unaware of dishonesty findings)
• Claimed emotional and psychological stress from employment (rejected)
• Lengthy period of suspension already served (rejected as irrelevant)