Gray, Roger Winchester
Allegation / charges
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1. Misappropriation</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2. Wilful breach of Section 61 of the Legal Profession Act 1987 - handling of trust moneys</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3. Wilful breach of Section 255 of Lthe Legal Profession Act 2004 - holding, disbursing and accounting for trust money</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4. Failure to account</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">5. Failure to disclose costs pursuant to the provisions of Sections 175 and 177 of the Legal Profession Act 1987</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">6. Falsifying trust ledger</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">7. Misleading conduct by providing false information concerning the practitioner’s dealings with trust monies</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">8. Falsifying distribution statement</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">9. Failure to disclose costs pursuant to the provisions of Section 309 of Legal Profession Act 2004</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">10. Breach of Section 254 of Legal Profession Act 2004 - certain trust money to be deposited in general trust account</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">11. Causing deficiency in trust account</span></p> — Professional Misconduct
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
The practitioner faced 11 charges characterised as professional misconduct, including misappropriation of trust money, wilful breaches of trust accounting provisions under the Legal Profession Acts 1987 and 2004, failure to account, failure to disclose costs, falsifying the trust ledger and distribution statement, misleading conduct through provision of false information about trust dealings, and causing a deficiency in the trust account. The provided text lists the charges and the characterisation as professional misconduct but does not state any express finding of dishonesty or specify the sanction imposed.
Duties found breached:
- Avoid wasting the court's time
- No improper communication with the court
- Not mislead third parties or opponents
- Uphold public trust in the profession
- No improper use of client money
⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["extracted_from_register_summary"]
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