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Adamson, Luke Jerome

JurisdictionAustralia — New South Wales
BodyOffice of the Legal Services Commissioner (NSW) (OLSC)
Professionsolicitor — Adamson Solicitors
Date02-Jan-2019
HearingNSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal - Occupational Division
OutcomeCosts Fine Removal of lawyer's name from the Roll of Local Lawyers $10,000.00 Proceedings Instituted

Allegation / charges

<p>1. Breaches of section 254 LPA 2004 - Certain trust money to be deposited in general trust account</p><p>2. Breaches of section 255 LPA 2004 - Holding, disbursing and accounting for trust money</p><p>3. Breaches of section 260 LPA 2004 - Intermixing money</p><p>4. Breaches of section 264 LPA 2004 - Keeping trust records</p><p>5. Inappropriately borrowed moneys from a client</p><p>6. Misled persons by falsely declaring certain trust monies were held in investments on behalf of a client</p><p>7. Twice misled a barrister retained by him that monies were held in trust on account of his fees and would be paid to him</p><p>8. Breach of an order made by the Supreme Court of NSW on 1 July 2013 forbidding him from disposing of any property without leave of the Court</p> — Professional Misconduct

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