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Leeland T. Playfair

JurisdictionJamaica
BodyGeneral Legal Council — Disciplinary Committee (GLC)
Professionattorney
Case number33 of 1996
DateJuly 08, 2000
OutcomeFined

Allegation / charges

Fined | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered July 08, 2000. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL MADE ON COMPLAINT No. 33 OF 1996 IN THE MATTER OF HAROLD CLARKE vs LEELAND PLAYFAIR DISBARRED …

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

SanctionOther
CostsJMD 20,000
Dishonesty foundNo

On Complaint No. 33 of 1996, Harold Clarke complained against attorney-at-law Leeland Playfair under section 12(1)(A) of the Legal Profession Act. The complainant gave evidence on oath; the attorney did not appear at the hearings on 7 June 1997 and 8 July 2000, though the Committee was satisfied notice was properly served. The Committee found the attorney guilty of professional misconduct and ordered him to pay the complainant JMD 20,000 under section 12(4) of the Act.

Duties found breached:

Duties engaged

Other decisions involving this respondent

  • 216 of 2001 2003-06-25 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck Off
  • 77 of 1999 2001-06-23 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off, Repayment Ordered, Fined
  • 53 of 1997 1998-12-05 · GLC · Jamaica · Restitution ordered
  • 199 of 1994 1997-10-24 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off, Restitution ordered
  • Decision 1995-02-27 · GLC · Jamaica · Severely Reprimanded

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Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/leeland-t-playfair-complaint-no-33-of-1996/