Decision record
Oliver W. Llewellyn
Allegation / charges
Fined | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered June 30, 2022. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: 59/2013 IN THE MATTER OF MICHAEL MARK ANTHONY IRVING and OLIVER LLEWELLYN an Attorney-at-Law AND …
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The Attorney was engaged to handle the Complainant's divorce but acted with inexcusable and deplorable negligence: he filed petitions that failed to address the child and property issues, discontinued a petition without written instructions or formally informing the client, and failed to file for the Decree Nisi timely due to non-payment of fees. The Committee found him guilty of professional misconduct and in breach of Canon 1(b), describing his conduct as improper and dishonorable, but made no express finding of dishonesty. He was fined J$100,000 and ordered to pay J$200,000 in costs.
Duties found breached:
- Uphold public trust in the profession
- No conflict between current clients
- No baseless or threatened misconduct report
Mitigating factors:
- Fees paid by the Complainant were returned to him