Leonard Hil Marriott

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

Leonard Hil Marriott resolved two citations under Rule 4-29 by admitting professional misconduct found in 2024 LSBC 47 and 2025 LSBC 05, arising from his mishandling of two elderly clients' wills and estates matters. Findings included incompetent service, knowingly filing false or misleading materials with the court (with the panel noting his lack of candour and honesty), improper pre-taking of $71,149.12 in executor fees, and improper withdrawal of $7,560 in legal fees. He undertook to resign by July 1, 2025 and not to practise law or apply for admission in Canada for 10 years, with fiduciary restrictions; the executor fees were ordered returned to trust. No fine or costs were stated in this decision.

Duties found breached:

• No improper communication with the court
• Act only on proper, lawful instructions
• Keep client informed and respond promptly
• Non-discriminatory acceptance and cab-rank
• No improper use of client money
• Competence

Aggravating factors:

• Prior professional conduct record: two sets of conditions and limitations, one prohibition from acting as principal, and two administrative suspensions
• Clients were elderly, unsophisticated and vulnerable

Mitigating factors:

• Admission of misconduct and agreement to resign under Rule 4-29 undertaking
• Interim undertaking not to handle trust funds/fiduciary property except under a Trust Supervision Agreement

⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["unverified_suspension_months=120"]