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Rudolph Emanuel Alphonso Muir

JurisdictionJamaica
BodyGeneral Legal Council — Disciplinary Committee (GLC)
Professionattorney
Case number76 of 2018
DateFebruary 22, 2020
OutcomeGuilty of Professional Misconduct

Allegation / charges

Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered February 22, 2020. View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: 76/2018 IN THE MATTER OF NICOLE HAMIL-SCOTT and RUDOLPH EMANUEL ALPHONSO MUIR an …

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

SanctionStrike Off
Dishonesty foundNo

Attorney Rudolph Muir was retained to obtain a grant of probate and conduct the sale of land, with irrevocable written instructions that net sale proceeds be divided equally among three siblings including the Complainant. He completed the sale but failed to disburse the proceeds and failed to respond to the Complainant's requests for updates. The Committee found him guilty of professional misconduct in breach of Canons IV(r), IV(s), VII(ii) and I(b). His name was struck from the roll, and he was ordered to pay restitution of J$21,139,128 plus 12% interest, plus costs. No express finding of dishonesty was recorded.

Duties found breached:

⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["unverified_costs_amount=370000"]

Documents

Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/rudolph-emanuel-alphonso-muir-complaint-no-76-of-2018/