Lundy, John
Allegation / charges
1. Failed to comply with Clause 74(b) of the Legal Profession Regulation 2005 - notice of closure of a general trust account<BR/>2. Failed to comply with Section 274(1) of the Legal Profession Act 2004 ? law practice must have trust records externally examined<BR/>3. Failed to comply with Section 275(3) of the Legal Profession Act 2004 ? final examination of trust records<BR/>4. Made false declarations<BR/>5. Failed to complete declarations relating to dealing with trust monies<BR/>6. Failed to comply with Section 659 of the Legal Profession Act 2004 - provide access to documents and information relating to affairs of law practice — Professional Misconduct
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
The practitioner was found to have committed Professional Misconduct arising from multiple failures to comply with trust account obligations under the Legal Profession Act 2004 and Regulation 2005, including failing to give notice of closure of a general trust account, failing to have trust records externally examined, failing to complete a final examination, making false declarations, failing to complete declarations relating to trust monies, and failing to provide access to documents. Although false declarations were found, no express finding of dishonesty is recorded in the provided text, and no sanction details are stated.
Duties found breached:
- Proper basis for allegations
- Not mislead third parties or opponents
- Uphold public trust in the profession
- Maintain competence and CPD
- Not misrepresent regulated status
⚠ 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=095ea7df-b633-eb11-bf74-000d3ad1941e