Arlene Ann Gaynor
Allegation / charges
Struck off, Restitution Ordered | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered August 18, 2020. || Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered July 29, 2020. View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: …
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
The Respondent attorney represented both vendor and purchaser in a US$40,000 purchase of two apartments. The Complainant paid the full purchase price but received no titles, and the attorney ignored requests for information and refund for years. The sales were later cancelled but the attorney still owed US$29,504.27. The Panel found breaches of Canon IV(r) and Canon VII(b)(ii) and, with no appearance or mitigation from the attorney, ordered her struck off, restitution of US$29,504.27 plus 3% interest from 1 January 2015, and costs. No express finding of dishonesty was made.
Duties found breached:
Aggravating factors:
- Complainant out of pocket since 2003
- No titles delivered and no full refund made
- Attorney did not respond to the complaint
- Attorney offered no explanation for her actions
- Attorney made no plea in mitigation
- Requests for refund ignored for several years