John Alexander Churchill Sinclair
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Dismissed, Reprimanded | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered June 09, 2001. View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERA LEGAL COUNCILCOMPLAINT NO. 158/99 CLIFTON BAILEY COMPLAINANT AND JOHN SINCLAIR RESPONDENT PANEL:PAMELA E. BENKA-COKER Q.C. - CHAIRMANMR. JEROME LEE …
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The respondent attorney, John Sinclair of Silvera & Silvera, was retained to pursue divorce proceedings for the complainant Clifton Bailey. Bailey made several unsuccessful efforts to contact Sinclair about his file and ultimately paid $1,500 to a clerk to recover it, having earlier deposited $10,000. The panel found the attorney failed to keep the client informed of the progress of his matter, breaching Canon 4(r). Other charges were dismissed. As the original file could not be produced, the panel could not assess whether work done matched the fees paid.
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