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Levick, Wayne Ronald

JurisdictionAustralia — New South Wales
BodyOffice of the Legal Services Commissioner (NSW) (OLSC)
Professionsolicitor — (Formerly) Wayne Levick & Associates
Case number[2007] NSWADT 52
Date09-Mar-2007
HearingLegal Services Division of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal
OutcomeCosts Removal of practitioner's name from the Roll of Local Lawyers $0.00 Proceedings Instituted

Allegation / charges

<p>Professional Misconduct:</p><p>1. The solicitor wilfully breached s.61 of the Legal Profession Act 1987 - handling of trust monies</p><p>2. The solicitor wilfully breached s.62 of the Legal Profession Act 1987 - keeping of trust accounts</p><p>3. The solicitor misappropriated trust moneys</p><p><br></p><p>Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct:</p><p>1.(a) In letters to Bar Association - use of grossly offensive language</p><p>(b) Displayed a contemptuous disregard for the solicitor’s professional status as a legal practitioner, as an officer of the Court and the statutory disciplinary roles of the Legal Services Commissioner and the Bar Council.</p><p>2. Failed to comply with conditions of practising certificate in that the practitioner failed to attend the Solicitors Trust Accounting Course and failed to successfully complete the course<img src=" http://www.disciplinaryregister.justice.nsw.gov.au/icons/ecblank.gif&quot ; height="1" width="1"></p> — Professional Misconduct Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

SanctionOther
Dishonesty foundNo

The solicitor was found guilty of professional misconduct for wilfully breaching ss.61 and 62 of the Legal Profession Act 1987 (handling and keeping of trust accounts) and for misappropriating trust moneys. The solicitor was also found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct for using grossly offensive language in letters to the Bar Association, displaying contemptuous disregard for professional and statutory disciplinary roles, and failing to comply with practising certificate conditions by not attending or completing the Solicitors Trust Accounting Course. The excerpt records findings only, with no express finding of dishonesty and no sanction stated.

Duties found breached:

⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["extracted_from_register_summary"]

Duties engaged

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