Decision record
Nachiappan, Sorna
Allegation / charges
It appears the Lawyer has: Inserted signatures into four (4) costs agreements without authorisation Provided those costs agreements to the Office of the NSW Legal Services Commissioner (NSW Commissioner) in an attempt to mislead; and Made a written statement to the NSW Commissioner in an attempt to mislead — Unable to fulfil the inherent requirements of an Australian legal practitioner namely, she is unable to discharge: her fiduciary duties to clients; the fundamental duty to conduct herself honestly in all dealings in the course of legal practice, including in dealings with regulatory authorities; and the duty not to engage in conduct which is likely to a material degree to be prejudicial to, or diminish the public confidence in, the administration of justice, or bring the legal profession into disrepute.
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
The lawyer inserted signatures into four costs agreements without authorisation and provided them, along with a written statement, to the NSW Legal Services Commissioner in an attempt to mislead. The decision found she was unable to fulfil the inherent requirements of a legal practitioner, being unable to discharge her fiduciary duties and duty to act honestly in dealings including with regulatory authorities. No sanction detail is included in the provided text.
Duties found breached:
- Not mislead third parties or opponents
- Uphold public trust in the profession
- No conflict between current clients
- Report serious misconduct of others
- Not misrepresent regulated status
⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["extracted_from_register_summary"]
Duties engaged
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Source: https://portal.olsc.nsw.gov.au/dasearchbn/daresultdetail/?id=3651d5d5-9dbe-479f-b476-7f8569b450ab