Law Society says it acted swiftly in Thomas Byrne case
The Law Society has defended its handling of the Thomas Byrne case after the former solicitor was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the largest white-collar crime ever to come before the courts....
View ArticleDonegal solicitor used client funds of more than €177,000
A Co Donegal solicitor used at least €177,000 of his client’s money to pay for personal expenses, the High Court has been told. The court was told yesterday that the Law Society took action against...
View ArticleNaughty lawyers slipped off the book
Illustration: Simon Letch This week there was a flurry of activity at the Bureau de Spank. This is the name informally nominated for the creaking disciplinary mechanism to which members of the legal...
View ArticleSolicitor struck off over ‘repeated disgraceful’ conduct
A solicitor has been struck off over what the High Court court heard was “repeated disgraceful” conduct involving a number of clients being left without money due to them or any explanations about what...
View ArticleLawyer struck off for misleading client
A lawyer from Dargaville has been has been struck off and rebuked by the Law Society for failing to respond to his client's instructions and then lying about it. Gregory Bryden Clarke...
View ArticleFormer Hawke's Bay mayor struck off
A former Hawke's Bay mayor and member of the New Zealand Order of Merit has been struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors. The New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal has...
View ArticleFormer mayor struck off as lawyer
A former Central Hawkes Bay mayor and lawyer who used client funds to pay off debts owed by his company has been struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors. The New Zealand Lawyers and...
View ArticleDunedin lawyer to be struck off
Dunedin lawyer John Milne, under Serious Fraud Office investigation for the alleged theft of nearly $3 million from clients, is to be struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors. The Lawyers and...
View ArticleAuckland lawyer Minkai Huang struck off
An Auckland lawyer convicted of stealing from a client has been struck off. Minkai Huang was sentenced to community work for taking $9500 worth of fees from a client. The New...
View ArticleLawyer jailed for stealing from clients
An Auckland lawyer who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients has today been jailed for 2-1/2 years. Richard Holland, 57, appeared in the Auckland District Court for sentencing this...
View ArticleEx-solicitor Thomas Byrne moves to Mountjoy to begin 12-year prison term
The convicted former solicitor Thomas Byrne has been moved to Mountjoy Prison, where he has begun a 12-year sentence for theft and fraud offences totalling almost €52 million. Byrne was transferred...
View ArticleEx-solicitor Byrne moves to Mountjoy to begin jail term
The convicted former solicitor Thomas Byrne has been moved to Mountjoy Prison, where he has begun a 12-year sentence for theft and fraud offences totalling almost €52 million. Byrne was transferred...
View ArticleDublin solicitor Greg O'Neill guilty of misconduct charges
A Dublin solicitor has been found guilty of several charges of professional misconduct relating to over €35,000 that he owes to five former clients. Greg...
View ArticleIssues raised by barristers’ report will feed into disciplinary regime
Barristers don’t handle client money and they have less direct interaction with the public than solicitors. They are also fewer in number than the other arm of the profession, so it’s no surprise that...
View ArticleMoira solicitor John Irwin admits £94k clients theft
5 May 2015 From the section Northern Ireland The case was heard at Craigavon Crown Court A County Down solicitor stole almost £94,000 from the estates of three deceased clients to prop up his failing...
View ArticleTownsville solicitor Alexander Baxter admits misappropriating $6.7m in...
A WELL known Townsville solicitor who admitted misappropriating almost $6.7 million in clients' trust funds over almost two years while he was gambling has been struck off. One client was defrauded of...
View ArticleLaw Society faces questions after Byrne case reveals huge abuse of...
Trust is a solicitor’s most valuable asset. By stealing clients’ properties and using them to extract €52 million from the banks – a scheme that amounted to the biggest fraud ever to come before the...
View ArticleJohn David Rangitauira struck from roll
Thursday, 14 March 2013, 2:35 pm Press Release: New Zealand Law Society 14 Month 2013 John David Rangitauira struck from roll The New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal has ordered...
View ArticleLawyer struck off after $28m fraud conviction
Rotorua lawyer John Rangitauira has been struck off the the roll of barristers and solicitors after being sent to prison over his fraudulent use of money over a $28 million inheritance scam. The...
View ArticleSolicitor Gerald Kean’s appeal on misconduct finding adjourned
An appeal by solicitor Gerald Kean arising from a finding of professional misconduct against him has been adjourned to September. A Law Society Solicitors’...
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