Hussein, Erdem
Allegation / charges
<p>1. Failure to provide complainant with an account for costs and disbursements</p><p>2. Failure to release complainant's file and other papers notwithstanding that his account had been paid in full</p><p>3. Delay in providing a cheque to Counsel for fees although dated 11 July 2003 until 27 April 2004</p><p>4. Drawing on funds held in payment of his costs prior to providing a Memo of his Costs and Disbursements</p><p>5. Gross delay</p><p>6. Failure to communicate</p><p>7. Wilful breach of section 61 of the Legal Profession Act, 1987</p><p>8. Wilful breach of section 62 of the Legal Profession Act, 1987</p><p>9. Improper dealing of trust property</p><p>10. Misleading correspondence</p><p>11. Preparing and attending to the swearing of an Affidavit knowing it to be false</p><p>12. Acting unethically with respect to representations to a mortgagee</p><p>13. Delay in responding to correspondence</p><p>14. Failure to communicate</p><p>15. Failure to transfer documents</p><p>16. Knowingly misled the ANZ Bank</p><p>17. Hinder, Obstruct and Delay Investigator</p> — Professional Misconduct Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
The provided text lists 17 charges/particulars against a solicitor characterised as professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct, including trust account breaches, gross delay, failures to communicate, misleading correspondence, preparing a false affidavit and misleading the ANZ Bank. The extract contains no explicit tribunal findings, sanction, fine or costs, and no express finding of dishonesty is recorded in the text.
Duties found breached:
- Avoid wasting the court's time
- Proper basis for allegations
- No improper communication with the court
- No taking unfair advantage
- Not mislead third parties or opponents
- Keep client informed and respond promptly
- Complaints procedure and handling
- No conflict between current clients
- Handle inadvertently received material
- Prompt accounting and return of money
⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["extracted_from_register_summary"]
Duties engaged
- Avoid wasting the court's time
- Proper basis for allegations
- No improper communication with the court
- No taking unfair advantage
- Not mislead third parties or opponents
- Keep client informed and respond promptly
- Complaints procedure and handling
- No conflict between current clients
- Handle inadvertently received material
- Prompt accounting and return of money
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Source: https://portal.olsc.nsw.gov.au/dasearchbn/daresultdetail?id=e35da7df-b633-eb11-bf74-000d3ad1941e