Audrey Heslop-Mendez and Dahlia Allison Allen

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

Attorneys Audrey Heslop-Mendez and Dahlia Allison-Allen, partners in Allen, Heslop & Co., gave a professional undertaking to the National Housing Trust to pay off a mortgage (~$1,493,289.58) on completion of a sale of property jointly owned by Allen and her husband, in exchange for the duplicate certificate of title and discharge of mortgage. They obtained the title, secured discharge of the mortgage, transferred the property to the purchaser, but never paid the sum due. The Committee found the charges proved beyond reasonable doubt, found the conduct dishonest and grossly dishonourable, and found breaches of Canons I(b) and V1(d). Both were ordered struck off the Roll and to pay restitution with interest.

Duties found breached:

• Uphold public trust in the profession
• Competence

Aggravating factors:

• Prior acts of professional misconduct (both already struck off)
• Loss of complainant's mortgage security and non-payment of substantial sum
• Failure to attend hearings or make efforts to satisfy the undertaking