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Rudolph Emanuel Alphonso Muir

JurisdictionJamaica
BodyGeneral Legal Council — Disciplinary Committee (GLC)
Professionattorney
Case number76 of 2018
DateOctober 31, 2020
OutcomeStruck off, Restitution Ordered, Fined

Allegation / charges

Struck off, Restitution Ordered, Fined | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered October 31, 2020. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: 76/2018 IN THE MATTER OF NICOLE HAMIL-SCOTT and RUDOLPH EMANUEL ALPHONSO …

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

SanctionStrike Off
Dishonesty foundNo

Attorney Rudolph Muir was retained to obtain probate and conduct the sale of land, with irrevocable written instructions to divide net sale proceeds equally among three beneficiaries 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.

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-formal-order/