Burnham J. Scott Q.C.

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

The Attorney acted for Trustees of a deceased estate in a land sale. A deposit of $130,000 was paid to and lodged in his account but he never accounted for it, migrated to Atlanta Georgia without completing the sale, and failed to honour a promise to repay. Complaint established beyond reasonable doubt for breaches of Canons VII(b) and I(b). He was struck off the Roll, ordered to make restitution of $130,000 plus 12% interest, and pay costs of $30,000. No express finding of dishonesty was recorded.

Duties found breached:

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