Decision record
Gray, Roger Winchester
Allegation / charges
1. Misappropriation 2. Wilful breach of Section 61 of the Legal Profession Act 1987 - handling of trust moneys 3. Wilful breach of Section 255 of Lthe Legal Profession Act 2004 - holding, disbursing and accounting for trust money 4. Failure to account 5. Failure to disclose costs pursuant to the provisions of Sections 175 and 177 of the Legal Profession Act 1987 6. Falsifying trust ledger 7. Misleading conduct by providing false information concerning the practitioner’s dealings with trust monies 8. Falsifying distribution statement 9. Failure to disclose costs pursuant to the provisions of Section 309 of Legal Profession Act 2004 10. Breach of Section 254 of Legal Profession Act 2004 - certain trust money to be deposited in general trust account 11. Causing deficiency in trust account — Professional Misconduct
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
The supplied text sets out a list of charges against a legal practitioner relating to trust account misconduct, including misappropriation, wilful breaches of the Legal Profession Act 1987 and 2004, failure to account, falsifying trust records and distribution statements, misleading conduct and causing a trust account deficiency amounting to professional misconduct. No tribunal findings, express finding of dishonesty, or sanction are contained in the provided text.
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
- Handle inadvertently received material
⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["extracted_from_register_summary"]
Duties engaged
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