Nancy Tulloch-Darby

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

The Disciplinary Committee found that attorney Nancy Tulloch-Darby, retained by complainants Jacqueline Grant and Gertrude Keene to purchase four Jamaican properties, failed to account for J$17,474,762.00 entrusted to her, fraudulently converted that sum to her own use, and uttered a forged agreement for sale of 62 Fairfax Drive bearing forged signatures of her clients. The Committee made express findings of dishonesty and fraudulent conversion, applying the criminal standard of proof. The attorney did not appear. She was struck off the Roll, ordered to pay restitution of J$18,015,762.00 (including wasted expenditure) with 12% interest from 4 June 2001, and costs of J$200,000.00.

Duties found breached:

• Proper basis for allegations
• Uphold public trust in the profession
• No improper use of client money

Aggravating factors:

• Magnitude of the defalcations (over J$17.4 million converted)
• Attorney absconded and failed to account when called upon
• Forging clients' signatures and uttering forged documents
• Abuse of clients' trust who had returned savings earned abroad through industry and sacrifice
• Commission of such misconduct in a small society contributing to low public esteem of the profession