Leeland T. Playfair

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

The Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council found attorney Leeland Playfair guilty of professional misconduct for inexcusable/deplorable negligence and failure to deal with the complainant's business with due expedition, contrary to Canon IV(s) and (r). The attorney did not appear or give evidence. He was struck off the roll, ordered to refund $10,000 in fees, pay a $20,000 fine to the complainant, deliver outstanding Wills and title documents, and pay $25,000 costs to the GLC. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

• No baseless or threatened misconduct report
• No improper communication with the court