Decision record

Derrick J. Darby

JurisdictionJamaica

BodyGeneral Legal Council — Disciplinary Committee (GLC)

Professionattorney

Case number210 of 2002

DateFebruary 19, 2005

OutcomeStruck Off, Restitution ordered

Allegation / charges

Struck Off, Restitution ordered | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered February 19, 2005. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL MADE ON COMPLAINT NO. 210 OF 2002 IN THE MATTER OF JUNE ELLIOTT vs …

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

SanctionStrike Off

CostsJMD 10,000

Dishonesty foundNo

On a complaint by June Elliott, the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council found attorney Derrick Darby (who did not appear) guilty of professional misconduct in breach of s.12(1) of the Legal Profession Act. His name was struck from the roll, and he was ordered to pay restitution of $1,300,000 with 12% interest from 27 August 2001 plus $10,000 costs. No express finding of dishonesty was recorded.

Duties found breached:

Uphold public trust in the profession

Duties engaged

Uphold public trust in the profession

Other decisions involving this respondent

45 of 2003 2007-06-20 · GLC · Jamaica · Restitution Ordered
45 of 2003 2005-07-09 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off, Restitution Ordered
36 of 2003 2005-04-02 · GLC · Jamaica · Restitution Ordered
144 of 2002 2003-11-29 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off
79 of 2002 2003-11-06 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off, Restitution ordered
46 of 2001 2003-05-13 · GLC · Jamaica · Fined
62 of 2002 2003-05-03 · GLC · Jamaica · Repayment Ordered
81 of 2000 2003-04-12 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off, Restitution ordered

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Documents

📄 Decision / judgment 38 KB (archived)

Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/derrick-j-darby-complaint-no-210-of-2002/