Hensley Williams

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

The Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council found attorney Hensley Williams guilty of misconduct in a professional respect, in breach of Canons IV(o) and (p), for withdrawing from the complainant's employment without proper notice and failing to refund any part of the fees paid in advance. The complainant Barbara Fairclough-Hill gave evidence on oath; the attorney did not appear. The Committee ordered restitution of $110,000.00 (fees paid) within 30 days, with 12% per annum interest thereafter if unpaid, and costs of $5,000.00 to the General Legal Council. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

• Continuity and handover of representation
• Prompt accounting and return of money