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Lancelot A. St. Martin Cowan
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Fined | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered March 04, 2006. View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCILCOMPLAINT N0.167/04 BETWEEN G.LC. (C.D. MORRISON, Q.C.) THE COMPLAINANT AND LANCELOT COWAN THE ATTORNEY PANEL: MRS PAMELA BENKA-COKER, …
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Attorney Lancelot Cowan was found guilty of professional misconduct for breaching Rules 16 & 17 of the Legal Profession (Accounts and Records) Regulations 1999 by failing to deliver financial reports for the years 1999-2003, which he admitted. Sentence was suspended for nine months to allow him to comply with the Regulations. The Panel imposed a fine of $15,000 for each year (total $75,000) plus $15,000 costs. No express finding of dishonesty was made.
Duties found breached:
- No improper use of client money
- Accounting records, reconciliation and reports
- No baseless or threatened misconduct report
Aggravating factors:
- Failure to keep client's trust funds in a bank as required
- Repeated non-compliance across five years (1999-2003)
Mitigating factors:
- No record of any previous findings of professional misconduct against the attorney
- Admitted the breaches
Duties engaged
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Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/lancelot-a-st-martin-cowan-complaint-no-167-of-2004/