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Maisha Shamilla Wilson-Campbell

JurisdictionJamaica
BodyGeneral Legal Council — Disciplinary Committee (GLC)
Professionattorney
Case number164 of 2023
DateJuly 26, 2024
OutcomeSuspended

Allegation / charges

Suspended | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered July 26, 2024. View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: 164/2023 IN THE MATTER OF ANNETTE STERLING and MAISHA WILSON-CAMPBELL an Attorney-at-­Law AND IN THE MATTER …

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

SanctionSuspension
Suspension14 months
Dishonesty foundNo

In Complaint No. 164/2023 (Annette Sterling v Maisha Wilson-Campbell), the GLC Disciplinary Committee found the respondent attorney (7 years' call) guilty of professional misconduct, professional negligence, and conduct bringing the profession into disrepute relating to a property transfer involving a familial relationship. The respondent admitted culpability. Declining the most severe sanction of striking off, the Panel imposed a 14-month suspension effective 30 August 2024, required four CLPD ethics credits, and ordered costs of $350,000 to the complainant and $100,000 to the GLC. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

Aggravating factors:

  • There was a transfer of property
  • In giving evidence the respondent created the impression of contesting the allegations by insisting the complainant had ratified the transfer
  • Respondent alleged a conspiracy in her office with no evidentiary basis

Mitigating factors:

  • Respondent did not contest the allegations and admitted culpability from the outset
  • No evidence the respondent profited financially from the enterprise
  • No previous record of professional misconduct (attorney of 7 years standing)
  • Avenue for civil action against the respondent remains open to the complainant
  • Matter involved familial relations affecting the respondent's diligence

⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["unverified_costs_amount=450000"]

Documents

Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/maisha-shamilla-wilson-campbell-complaint-no-164-of-2023-sanction-hearing/