Harold C. Brady

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

The Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council found Attorney Harold Brady guilty of professional misconduct in connection with his representation of Factories Corporation of Jamaica Ltd in the J$140,000,000 sale of property. He received the full purchase price and costs but failed to account for and pay over the net proceeds (J$142,616,761.56 as of April 2014), repaying only J$70,000,000, leaving J$111,380,364.62 outstanding. He also failed to stamp the Agreement for Sale within 30 days, causing a J$12,600,020 penalty. The Panel expressly found he acted dishonestly and misappropriated the client's funds, in breach of Canons I(b), VII(b) and VIII(d). The Attorney repeatedly sought adjournments, left the hearing mid-evidence, and the proceedings continued in his absence. This text is the findings/guilt decision; no sanction order is recorded within it.

Duties found breached:

• Uphold public trust in the profession
• No conflict between current clients
• Handle inadvertently received material
• No improper use of client money
• Safeguard documents and limit liens

Aggravating factors:

• Misappropriation of client funds (net proceeds of sale)
• Large sum outstanding - J$111,380,364.62 balance still owed as of September 2016
• Client deprived of its money since April 2014
• Betrayal of client's trust and confidence
• Client forced to pay J$12,600,020 penalty due to Attorney's failure to stamp the Agreement
• Failure to comply with Panel orders and repeated non-attendance/adjournment requests

Mitigating factors:

• Partial repayment of J$70,000,000 in two tranches in July and August 2014