Duren, Lillian

JurisdictionAustralia — New South Wales

BodyOffice of the Legal Services Commissioner (NSW) (OLSC)

Professionsolicitor — Zedonga Enterprises Pty Ltd trading as LD Lawyers

Date17-Jun-2025

HearingNSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal - Occupational Division

OutcomeCosts Reprimand Solicitor to undertake and complete further legal education The solicitor must not apply for a practising certificate that would authorise her to be a principal of a law practice until after she has held five practising certificates for five separate practising certificate years that authorise her to engage in supervised legal practice; further, that she has, during that five year period practised as a legal practitioner. The solicitor is not authorised to receive or otherwise deal with trust money while holding a practising certificate other than one authorising her to be a principal of a Law Practice. At the time of entering into any contract of employment as a legal practitioner the solicitor is to inform the employer, in writing, of the Tribunal proceedings and the Reasons for Decision. $0.00 Proceedings Instituted

Allegation / charges

The solicitor contravened:(1) Section 148 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) (Uniform Law): Caused, without reasonable excuse, deficiencies in accounts held by her law practice, being the trust account and statutory deposit account.(2) Section 138(1) of the Uniform Law: Disbursed trust monies without direction of the person(s) for whom the money was held by the Law Practice.(3) Contravened section 146 of the Uniform Law: Mixed trust money with other money without the Council of the Law Society’s authority.(4) Section 154(1) of the Uniform Law: Failed to give written notice of trust account irregularities to the Council of the Law Society in circumstances where she was aware ofsuch irregularities. — Professional Misconduct

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Source: https://portal.olsc.nsw.gov.au/dasearchbn/daresultdetail?id=3db31954-150b-4df1-a8ca-77a6fb4fa287