Decision record
Bayard, Jacinta Louise
Allegation / charges
1. Transfer trust money from controlled money account without proper authority, in breach of section 139 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) 2. Failed to provide statements in relation to the trust account when required 3. Affirmed an affidavit which the solicitor knew or ought to have known was false 4. The solicitor propounded the affidavit which the solicitor knew or ought to have known was false 5. Misled the District Court of NSW by propounding the affidavit which the solicitor knew or ought to have known was false — Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
The solicitor was found to have engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct involving unauthorised transfer of trust money in breach of s139 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW), failure to provide trust account statements, and affirming, propounding, and misleading the District Court with an affidavit the solicitor knew or ought to have known was false. No express finding of dishonesty was made, and the provided text does not state a specific sanction.
Duties found breached:
- Not mislead the court
- Proper basis for allegations
- Not mislead third parties or opponents
- No conflict between current clients
⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["extracted_from_register_summary"]
Duties engaged
Documents
No documents recorded.
Source: https://portal.olsc.nsw.gov.au/dasearchbn/daresultdetail/?id=2c5fa7df-b633-eb11-bf74-000d3ad1941e