Register of Disciplinary Action John Ginbey – Stole over $AUD100K From Trust ..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Full Name of Practitioner HOWARD JOHN GINBEY
Date of Birth 14 April 1947
Business Address PO Box 1642 WEST PERTH WA 6872
Date and Jurisdiction of Admission(s) WA – 23 December 1981
Home Jurisdiction WA
Decision Maker Supreme Court of WA
Particulars of Disciplinary Action Struck from the roll of Australian lawyers
Date of Disciplinary Action Decision 30/10/2024
Reference LSCC v Ginbey [2025] WASC 42

 

LEGAL SERVICES AND COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE
HOWARD JOHN GINBEY
Legal practitioners
Disciplinary proceedings
Removal from Roll of Practitioners
Whether practitioner fit and proper person to remain a member of the legal profession
Dishonest acquisition and use of trust moneys
Failure to respond and deal with Legal Profession Complaints Committee
Interpretation Act 1984 (WA)
Legal Profession Act 2008 (WA) (repealed)
Legal Profession Conduct Rules 2010 (WA) (repealed)
Legal Profession Uniform Law (WA)
Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2022 (WA)
Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Clifton [2021] NSWCA 340
Dupal v Law Society of New South Wales [1990] NSWCA 56
Kyle v Legal Practitioners Committee [1999] WASCA 115; (1999) 21 WAR 56
Law Society of the ACT v Powrie [2017] ACTSCFC 4; (2017) 12 ACTLR 184
Legal Profession Complaints Committee v Chin [2012] WASC 467
Legal Profession Complaints Committee v In De Braekt [2013] WASC 124
Legal Profession Complaints Committee v Masten [2011] WASC 71
Legal Profession Complaints Committee v McLean [2012] WASC 297
Legal Profession Complaints Committee v Oud [2019] WASC 287
Legal Services and Complaints Committee and Ginbey [2023] WASAT 113
Legal Services and Complaints Committee and Ginbey [2023] WASAT 113 (S)