Decision record
Rudolph Emanuel Alphonso Muir
Allegation / charges
Struck off, Restitution Ordered, Fined | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered October 31, 2020. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: 76/2018 IN THE MATTER OF NICOLE HAMIL-SCOTT and RUDOLPH EMANUEL ALPHONSO …
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Attorney Rudolph Muir was retained to obtain probate and conduct the sale of land, with irrevocable instructions to divide net proceeds equally among three siblings. He completed the sale but failed to disburse the proceeds and failed to communicate with the complainant. He was found guilty of professional misconduct for breach of Canons IV(r), IV(s), VII(ii) and I(b). The Committee ordered his name struck from the roll, restitution of J$21,139,128.00 plus 12% interest from 28 November 2019, and costs of J$250,000 to the complainant and J$120,000 to the General Legal Council, all payable by 15 December 2020. No express finding of dishonesty was made.
Duties found breached:
Aggravating factors:
- Failure to disburse proceeds of sale to beneficiaries
- Failure to communicate with or update the complainant
- Did not appear to make submissions in mitigation
⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["unverified_costs_amount=370000"]
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