Jasmine Dominic

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

The respondent solicitor was found to have engaged in professional misconduct for receiving client payments (including a $20,000 settlement) into a non-trust account rather than her employer's trust account, and for practising as a sole practitioner in breach of conditions on her employee practising certificate. The Tribunal found she lacked insight and was probably permanently unfit to practise. It recommended her name be removed from the roll and ordered her to pay costs on the standard basis. No express finding of dishonesty was made. A client compensation application was adjourned.

Duties found breached:

• No improper use of client money
• Hold a current practising certificate
• No baseless or threatened misconduct report

Aggravating factors:

• Serious and repeated breaches of fundamental legal and fiduciary obligations regarding client money
• Lack of insight into the nature and gravity of her defalcations
• Probable permanent unfitness to practise
• Flouting restrictions on practising certificate, particularly regarding client money

Mitigating factors:

• Signed joint statement of admitted facts
• Did not contest the application or orders sought
• Had herself previously applied to be removed from the roll