Daimian Masters

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

The Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council of Jamaica found attorney Daimian Master guilty of professional misconduct for breaching Canons I(b), IV(r), IV(s), VII(b)(ii) and VIII(d) in relation to complainant Kirk Smith. Noting the attorney had already been struck off in another matter, the Committee ordered his name struck off the Roll, ordered restitution of $110,000 to the complainant, and costs of $50,000 to the complainant and $20,000 to the GLC. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

• Uphold public trust in the profession
• Act only on proper, lawful instructions
• No conflict between current clients
• No improper use of client money
• Report serious misconduct of others

Aggravating factors:

• Attorney had already been struck off in another matter
• Attorney largely absent from proceedings, present only once
• No material advanced in mitigation

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