The New Zealand Herald reports that the country’s Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal made the order against Hugh Hamilton who has not held a legal practising certificate or been practising as a lawyer since 2011.
The New Zealand Law Society also charged the 61-year-old with serious misconduct.

False statement

Mr Hamilton admitted to intentionally and dishonestly deceiving a client about the recipient and intended use of $62,000 advanced by them, the NZ Law Society said in a statement.
In a hearing at Hastings the tribunal struck Mr Hamilton off the roll and ordered compensation of $20,000.
Mr Hamilton also faces charges of theft by a person in a special relationship, making a false statement and making a false statement to a trustee brought by the Serious Fraud Office and Financial Markets Authority. His trial on those charges will be held in he High Court at Auckland next year.