Decision record
Henry C. Johnson
Allegation / charges
Suspended, Restitution Ordered | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered September 19, 2020. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: 96/2019 BETWEEN EARL DOUGLAS COMPLAINANT AND H. CHARLES JOHNSON RESPONDENT PANEL: Trevor Ho-Lyn …
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The Attorney was retained to act for the Complainant on the purchase of property in Negril, and the Complainant wired USD$66,070.00 covering a 25% deposit plus costs and fees. The Attorney submitted a Jamaican dollar cheque for the deposit to the vendor's attorneys, which was dishonoured for insufficient funds, and despite promising to rectify the matter, failed to do so. The Committee found him guilty of professional misconduct in breach of Canons 4(r), 4(s), 7(b)(ii) and 1(b), and suspended him from practice from 19 September 2020 until 31 December 2020 conditional on reimbursing the Complainant USD$13,000.00, plus costs. No express finding of dishonesty was made against the Attorney.
Duties found breached:
⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["unverified_suspension_months=3"]
Duties engaged
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Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/henry-c-johnson-complaint-no-96-of-2019-formal-order/