Arlean D. Moreta Beckford
Allegation / charges
Struck off | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered February 15, 2020. || Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered November 27, 2019. || Formal Order View PDF of Decision View PDF of Formal Order DECISION ON SANCTION DISCIPLINARY …
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
The attorney borrowed JMD 4,000,000 from her client, the Complainant. JMD 1,400,000 was repaid about six months later, but JMD 2,600,000 (evidenced by a Promissory Note dated 8 February 2011, due 18 February 2011) remained unpaid. She failed to advise the client to seek independent legal advice regarding the loan or the Promissory Note. The Committee found this borrowing was an abuse of the attorney-client relationship and constituted professional misconduct. The Respondent did not appear at the hearings or sanction stage. She was fined, ordered to pay costs, and struck from the Roll.
Duties found breached:
Aggravating factors:
- Respondent's callous disdain for the profession and the General Legal Council
- Failure to appear or participate in proceedings
- Abuse of the attorney-client relationship
- JMD 2,600,000 remains unpaid