Conrad Milton Powell

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

Attorney Conrad Powell was retained to obtain probate and transfer property for the Estate of Ida McPherson. He received the full purchase price and more (over J$11.4m) but accounted for only J$200,000, failed to complete the transfer, and did not account for the balance. Heard in his absence, the panel found breaches of Canons VII(b) and I(b). No express finding of dishonesty was made. He was struck off, ordered to make restitution of J$11,233,622 plus 6% interest, pay complainant's costs (total J$12,000) and J$20,000 costs to the General Legal Council.

Duties found breached:

• Uphold public trust in the profession
• No improper use of client money

Aggravating factors:

• Received full purchase price (over J$11.4m) but paid over only J$200,000 and failed to account for the balance
• Took no steps to transfer title despite receiving funds
• Failed to show payment of stamp duty and transfer tax
• Failed to attend hearings

⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["unverified_costs_amount=32000"]