Past disciplinary findings

Mr Pathmanathan, between 24 June 2001 and 30 October 2002 engaged in conduct which was dishonest or otherwise discreditable to a barrister namely he misappropriated RM 100,000.00 belonging to his client M @ B (also known as M M A/P P R). Mr Pathmanathan, between 1 October 2002 and 30 October 2002, engaged in conduct which was dishonest or otherwise discreditable to a barrister namely he forged a Fixed Deposit Receipt dated 29 October 2002 purporting to evidence a deposit of RM100,000.00 in favour of his client M @ B (also known as M M A/P P R) at the Arab-Malaysian Bank Berhad at Taiping, Malaya (?the Forged FD Receipt?) and fraudulently claimed to his said client that the Forged FD receipt was genuine so that his said client presented the Forged FD Receipt for payment. Mr Pathmanathan, engaged in conduct discreditable to a barrister namely on 3 May 2004 he was struck off the Roll of Advocates and solicitors of the High court of Malaya by an order of the Advocates and Solicitors Disciplinary board dated 13 April 2004.