George Roland Holland

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

George Roland Holland, called to the bar in 1980, was suspended effective April 3, 2019 for failing to complete his 2018 CPD. Between approximately April 3 and June 11, 2019, he practised law while suspended for about one month, contrary to s.15 of the Legal Profession Act and rule 7.1-1 of the Code, which he admitted constituted professional misconduct. Under a Rule 3-7.1 consent agreement accepted September 15, 2021, he agreed to a one-month suspension commencing October 1, 2021. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

• Maintain competence and CPD
• No baseless or threatened misconduct report

Aggravating factors:

• Prior administrative suspension (April 3-5, 2017) for failure to complete 2016 CPD

Mitigating factors:

• Admission of misconduct and entry into consent agreement
• Acknowledged failure to apprehend the seriousness and poor judgment