Raymond Clough
Allegation / charges
Suspended, Fined - Disciplinary Committee decision delivered July 26, 2019. | Guilty of Professional Misconduct - Disciplinary Committee decision May 11, 2019. | Formal Order July 26, 2019 View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL …
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Attorney Raymond Clough was found guilty of inexcusable and/or deplorable negligence for allowing an unqualified person (law student Donovan Rodriques) to hold himself out as an attorney while under his supervision. The Panel found the conduct dishonest, noting the Attorney initially denied knowing the student then changed his position, and held the case fell within the exceptional category in Bolton v Law Society warranting suspension or striking off. Declining a fine (no calculable loss) and rejecting striking off, the Panel imposed a one-year suspension from 1 September 2019 plus costs of JMD $850,000 (JMD $400,000 to the Complainant).
Duties found breached:
Aggravating factors:
- Initial denial of knowing the law student followed by recanting, lending itself to an inference of dishonesty
- Permitting a law student to hold himself out as an attorney and thereby deceive members of the public
- Effect on the reputation and integrity of the legal profession and the public at large
- Character witness evidence was largely unhelpful to the Attorney
Mitigating factors:
- Plea in mitigation considered
- Good instructing attorney per character witness