Lo, Kevin
Allegation / charges
1. Falsely declared information concerning trust money<BR/>2. Failed to comply with Sections 253,254,255, 256 and 260 of the Legal Profession Act 2004 - dealing with trust accounts and trust money<BR/>3. Misled trust account inspector<BR/>4. Withdrew money for costs and disbursement without complying with the LPA 2004<BR/>5. Misled incoming mortgagee solicitors by failing to disclose the true position<BR/>6. Misled incoming mortgagee solicitors by not correcting contents of a letter<BR/>7. Breached undertaking to an opposing solicitor<BR/>8. Unethical conduct in attempting to settle the sale of a property by using a discharge document, he was on notice that it was a forgery — Professional Misconduct
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
The practitioner was found to have engaged in professional misconduct involving trust account breaches (false declarations, non-compliance with LPA 2004 sections, improper withdrawals), misleading a trust account inspector and incoming mortgagee solicitors, breaching an undertaking, and attempting to settle a property sale using a document he was on notice was forged. The provided text lists only the conduct/charges and does not state any express finding of dishonesty or the sanction imposed.
Duties found breached:
- Not mislead the court
- Proper basis for allegations
- Honesty
- Uphold public trust in the profession
- No conflict between current clients
- No improper use of client money
- No improper solicitation or touting
⚠ 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=3b5ba7df-b633-eb11-bf74-000d3ad1941e