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Diane Elise Jobson

JurisdictionJamaica
BodyGeneral Legal Council — Disciplinary Committee (GLC)
Professionattorney
Case number183 of 2017
DateOctober 27, 2018
OutcomeFined

Allegation / charges

Fined | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered October 27, 2018. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: 183/2017 IN THE MATTER OF GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL (RICHARD AYOUB) and DIANE ELISE JOBSON an …

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SanctionFine
CostsJMD 20,000
Dishonesty foundNo

The respondent attorney, Diane Elise Jobson, admitted to breaches of the Legal Profession (Accounts and Records) Regulations for the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2014, contrary to sections 16(1) and 17. The Committee found these breaches amounted to professional misconduct under section 12(1)(a) of the Legal Profession Act. She was issued a warning regarding the deficient and late declarations, and ordered to pay a fine of $20,000 for each of the four years in breach plus $20,000 costs, totaling $100,000.

Duties found breached:

⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["unverified_fine_amount=80000"]

Duties engaged

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Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/diane-elise-jobson-complaint-no-183-of-2017-formal-order/