Cheung Yan & Associates Solicitor Desmond Cheung Sued By Other Lawyers 張德民律師俾法律界行家告上法庭 [2022] HKCFI 78
Cheung Yan & Associates Solicitor Desmond Cheung Sued By Other Lawyers 張德民律師俾法律界行家告上法庭 [2022] HKCFI 78
中環一間律師樓發生內鬨，一名合夥律師被指於前年偽造172份帳單，並在未獲授權下將客戶的款項轉帳至自己名下，涉款逾千萬元，導致律師樓超額開支。該名律師的合夥人昨入稟高等法院，向律師及其助理等人索償。原告人林少新和李摩西均為張永賢 • 李黃林律師行的合夥人，7名被告依次為合夥人張德民和趙思瑋、張的助手Ida Chan（Ida）及律師樓的助理會計師Wai Kit Shun（Shun）、會計經理Lai Yip Wah Alan（Alan）、文員Tam Man Chun Raymond（Raymond）和前顧問殷麗瑜。入稟狀指，張德民以律師樓名義開設公司銀行戶口，但原告對此並不知情。張於前年6月向律師樓的客戶開出172張假帳單，帳單的發單日期大多為2008年，均用舊款設計，實際上卻無發送予客戶。張於同月30日動用逾112.5萬元的客戶資金「埋單」，將錢存入其控制的公司銀行戶口，再於翌月從中提款。原告調查後發現，張德民早於2010年已利用相同手段擅取客戶逾663.6萬元，涉及逾1100宗案件，卻無人記錄曾經開單。另一方面，張控制的公司戶口於2008年至2016年間滾存逾千萬元，張利用款項償還按揭貸款和繳交差餉；張又曾多次匯款至另一個由他控制、存有50萬元的公司戶口，並透過Shun以律師樓名義開支票動用款項。張德民在原告質詢後自認違反《律師帳目規則》，並由妻子代發112.5萬元支票予律師樓。此外，張與趙思瑋於今年初取消受影響客戶的帳單，並指示Alan修改帳目，但事前未得原告知悉和同意。
原告續指，張德民與趙思瑋私下設立「秘密佣金制」，每月以娛樂開支名義，向殷麗瑜等人發放過萬元佣金。原告欲向Alan等人查詢詳情，卻遭張、趙二人阻撓。直至今年9月，兩人提出解散律師樓，原告雖同意解散，但要求延遲解散日期。兩人卻擅自通知律師會、律師樓業主和所有員工，律師樓將於12月解散。
3 - In this action, serious allegations are made by the plaintiffs against the 1st defendant, including unauthorised transfers out of client account to the 1st defendant’s personal accounts from 2008 to 2016. The plaintiffs also allege that in June 2016, the 1st defendant signed 172 bills which were falsified and were never sent to the clients and that based on these bills, cheques were drawn on the client account and eventually transferred to the 1st defendant. Lastly, there is also an allegation that the 1st defendant played a part in certain secret profit-sharing arrangement involving other defendants and that was in breach of his duty to the firm.
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