Decision record
Seymour George Stewart
Allegation / charges
Fined | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered November 03, 2021. || Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered July 26, 2021. View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: 78/2020 IN THE …
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Attorney Seymour Stewart was found guilty of professional misconduct under Canons IV(r) and IV(s) for delaying six years before filing his client's claim and failing to keep her informed. The Committee expressly found there was no dishonesty. He was fined JMD $125,000 (JMD $75,000 to the complainant, JMD $50,000 to the GLC) and ordered to pay JMD $25,000 in costs to the complainant, payable by November 3, 2021.
Duties found breached:
Aggravating factors:
- Inordinate delay of six years in filing the client's claim without following up
Mitigating factors:
- No dishonesty found
- Client's own significant delay in following up on her matter
- Attorney paid $5,000 of his own funds to file the claim
- Attorney was ill
Duties engaged
- No improper communication with the court
- Honesty
- Personal probity and fitness to practise
- Uphold public trust in the profession
- Disclose material information to client
- Keep client informed and respond promptly
- Proper termination and return of instructions
- Continuity and handover of representation
- No conflict between current clients
- Safeguard documents and limit liens
- Competence
- Diligence and timeliness
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