Lorraine Louise Ramson
Allegation / charges
Reprimanded, Restitution ordered, Fined | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered June 23, 2020. || Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered December 20, 2019. View PDF in full screen DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL …
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The Disciplinary Committee found the Respondent Attorney, Lorraine Ramson, guilty of professional misconduct for an inordinate and inexcusable delay of over seven years in completing the application to bring land under the Registration of Titles Act and to complete its sale to the Complainant, breaching Canon IV(r). No finding of dishonesty was made. The Attorney was reprimanded, ordered to pay restitution of $122,000, fined $50,000 payable to the General Legal Council, and ordered to pay the Complainant's legal costs of $100,000.
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