Antonnette Haughton Cardenas
Allegation / charges
Struck off, Repayment Ordered | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered July 31, 2009. View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT 41/2007 BETWEEN AVIS SMITH COMPLAINANT AND ANTONNETTE HAUGHTON-CARDENAS ATTORNEY PANEL:MISS HILARY PHILIPS Q.C.MRS. JEANNE …
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The attorney had carriage of sale for the complainant's property (sold for $2.8m) and received mortgage proceeds of $1,450,000 but never paid any of the net proceeds of sale to the complainant despite an undertaking dated June 17, 2008. She failed to provide an Agreement for Sale or statement of accounts in a timely manner, and failed to respond to the complaint or attend proceedings (attending only once). The Committee found her guilty of professional misconduct under Canons I and IV. The third ground (failure to place funds in trust account) was not established due to insufficient evidence. No express finding of dishonesty was made. She was struck off the Roll, ordered to pay the complainant $2,221,325.00 plus interest, and pay costs of $120,000.
Duties found breached:
- Overriding duty to the court
- Uphold public trust in the profession
- Non-discriminatory acceptance and cab-rank
- No conflict between current clients
- Firm governance, systems and compliance
Aggravating factors:
- Failed to respond to the complaint in any manner
- Attended before the Committee on only one occasion
- Repeatedly submitted medical certificates yet was seen in Court before and after hearing dates (found reprehensible and dilatory)
- Failed to furnish the Disciplinary Committee with any assisting information (found appalling)
- Failed to honour her own undertaking to pay over proceeds for over a year
Duties engaged
Other decisions involving this respondent
- 2 of 2006
- 63 of 2009
- 66 of 2009
- 3 of 2010
- 49 of 2008
- 63 of 2009
- 131 of 2007
- 45 of 2008
- 167 of 2003
- 82 of 2006
Matched by respondent name — may include a different person with the same name.
Documents
Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/antonnette-haughton-cardenas-complaint-no-41-of-2007/