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Yeend, Gillian Claire

JurisdictionAustralia — New South Wales
BodyOffice of the Legal Services Commissioner (NSW) (OLSC)
Professionsolicitor — Yeend & Associates
Date12-May-2025
HearingSupreme Court of New South Wales
OutcomeRemoval of lawyer’s name from the Roll of Australian lawyers Pursuant to section 461(2) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law $0.00 Disciplinary Action

Allegation / charges

<p>On 23 January 2025, the Australian Capital Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Tribunal) made an order, pursuant to section 425(3) of the Legal Profession Act 2006 (ACT) recommending that Ms Gillian Claire Yeend’s name be removed from the New South Wales Roll.</p><p><br></p><p>The Tribunal made that order on the basis of its finding that Ms Yeend had engaged in professional misconduct by:</p><p>(1) breaching trust account regulations on 50 occasions by misappropriating client funds where she had no lawful entitlement to do so;</p><p>(2) failing to report 56 instances of trust account irregularities to the Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT Law Society); and</p><p>(3) being dishonest in her dealings with the ACT Law Society during its investigation, including providing invoices to the ACT Law Society which were not the invoices sent to her clients, (see Council of the Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory v Legal Practitioner 012022 (Gillian Yeend) (No.2) (Occupational Discipline) [2025] ACAT 15).</p> — Professional Misconduct

Documents

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Source: https://portal.olsc.nsw.gov.au/dasearchbn/daresultdetail?id=817b1ee3-6e25-4e38-bc9f-2a6ee8a7193b