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Stormer, Terence William

JurisdictionAustralia — New South Wales
BodyOffice of the Legal Services Commissioner (NSW) (OLSC)
Professionsolicitor — Stormer Lawyers
Case number[2010] NSWADT 240
Date18-Jan-2011
HearingLegal Services Division of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal
OutcomeCosts Removal of practitioner's name from the Roll of Local Lawyers (18/01/2011 Disciplinary Action) $0.00 Proceedings Instituted

Allegation / charges

1. Breach of Section 61 of the Legal Profession Act 1987 - handling of trust moneys<BR/>2. Breach of Section 62 of the Legal Profession Act 1987 - keeping of trust accounts<BR/>3. Attempting to mislead client<BR/>4. Failing to account to his clients<BR/>5. Retaining moneys in contravention of Rule 12<BR/>6. Maintaining an improper lien over client trust moneys<BR/>7. Failure to account to clients for funds received by him<BR/>8. Attempting to mislead Law Society<BR/>9. Alleged intermixing<BR/>10. Failure to protect clients' interests <BR/>11. Failing to account — Professional Misconduct Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct

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

SanctionOther
Dishonesty foundNo

The text lists allegations against a solicitor concerning trust account breaches under the Legal Profession Act 1987, failing to account to clients, retaining moneys, maintaining an improper lien, and attempting to mislead both a client and the Law Society. The excerpt contains only the list of charges without any express findings, reasoning, or sanction details, so no findings of dishonesty or penalties can be confirmed.

Duties found breached:

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

Duties engaged

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