Lawyer Disbarred and Ordered to Reimburse Thousands of Euros to Insurance Company

The man disputed the facts, stating that he never intended to defraud, but to recover the money owed to him by a client, an insurance company. He has thirty days to appeal.

He had already been punished, because the Mons bar had struck him off on May 30, 2018. A few days later, the lawyer created an ASBL inviting people to defend themselves without lawyers…

several thousand euros

Before being disbarred, the lawyer represented an insurance company in numerous cases pleaded before the courts and tribunals. As this company owes him a good part of the amount of his fees, the lawyer used in the account of third parties, the funds received by the lawyers in the exercise of their profession for the benefit of clients or third parties. We are talking about several thousand euros.

The former lawyer defended himself in court. “I had been the lawyer for this insurance company since 1997, and I continued to work for it when it owed me nearly 250,000 euros in 2017”.

You might as well write that this case has made people talk between the walls of the old courthouse. The honor of the profession having been flouted, the bar filed a civil action. He will receive a damage of 5000 euros.

Finally, the defendant was ordered to reimburse nearly one hundred thousand euros to the insurance company.