![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() O’Connor did not co-operate with the Law Society’s investigator and neglected to provide his own bank records to explain the unauthorised withdrawals, the tribunal heard. The charges against O’Connor relate to borrowing money from Coles without a trust account, documenting it or ensuring he had external legal advice, using the bank account without permission, failing to keep a record of the money he took, and procuring gifts from a client. They referred the matter to the Law Society. Coles remembered signing a loan agreement from behind bars where he agreed to lend O’Connor $25,000 and that hand-written note was presented to the tribunal.Īt one point his bank balance dropped to just $2000 but in the days leading up to Coles’ release from prison O’Connor deposited $70,000.Ī Law Society inspector told the tribunal that police investigated the money taken from Coles’ account and concluded that because most of it had been put back, no theft had occurred. ![]()
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