Lo, Kevin
Allegation / charges
1. Falsely declared information concerning trust money 2. Failed to comply with Sections 253,254,255, 256 and 260 of the Legal Profession Act 2004 - dealing with trust accounts and trust money 3. Misled trust account inspector 4. Withdrew money for costs and disbursement without complying with the LPA 2004 5. Misled incoming mortgagee solicitors by failing to disclose the true position 6. Misled incoming mortgagee solicitors by not correcting contents of a letter 7. Breached undertaking to an opposing solicitor 8. Unethical conduct in attempting to settle the sale of a property by using a discharge document, he was on notice that it was a forgery — Professional Misconduct
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
The practitioner was found to have engaged in professional misconduct involving trust account breaches (false declarations, non-compliance with LPA 2004 sections, improper withdrawals), misleading a trust account inspector and incoming mortgagee solicitors, breaching an undertaking, and attempting to settle a property sale using a document he was on notice was forged. The provided text lists only the conduct/charges and does not state any express finding of dishonesty or the sanction imposed.
Duties found breached:
- Not mislead the court
- Proper basis for allegations
- Honesty
- Uphold public trust in the profession
- No conflict between current clients
- No improper use of client money
- No improper solicitation or touting
⚠ 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=3b5ba7df-b633-eb11-bf74-000d3ad1941e