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Antonnette Haughton Cardenas

JurisdictionJamaica
BodyGeneral Legal Council — Disciplinary Committee (GLC)
Professionattorney
Case number63 of 2009
DateSeptember 18, 2010
OutcomeRestitution ordered, Already Struck off

Allegation / charges

Restitution ordered, Already Struck off | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered September 18, 2010. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL MADE ON COMPLAINTNO 63 OF 2006 IN THE MATTER OF ALBERT WHITE v­ …

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SanctionNo Order
CostsJMD 10,000
Dishonesty foundNo

The Attorney acted for the Complainant in a claim and collected $2,920,450.47 in settlement of a judgment debt but failed to pay over the proceeds to the Complainant, later admitting she could not pay and citing a break-in at her office. The Committee found she breached Canon VII(b) (failure to account) and Canon I(b) (failure to maintain honour and dignity of the profession). As she had already been struck off in an unrelated matter, no further striking-off order was made. She was ordered to pay restitution of $1,946,966.98 (the sum collected less her one-third retainer entitlement) with 8% interest, plus $10,000 costs. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

Duties engaged

Other decisions involving this respondent

  • 2 of 2006 2012-12-08 · GLC · Jamaica · Fined
  • 63 of 2009 2011-07-06 · GLC · Jamaica · Repayment ordered, Already struck off
  • 66 of 2009 2011-02-05 · GLC · Jamaica · Repayment Ordered, Struck off
  • 3 of 2010 2011-02-05 · GLC · Jamaica · Already Struck off
  • 49 of 2008 2011-01-29 · GLC · Jamaica · Repayment Ordered
  • 131 of 2007 2010-05-22 · GLC · Jamaica · Fined
  • 41 of 2007 2009-07-31 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off, Repayment Ordered
  • 45 of 2008 2009-05-12 · GLC · Jamaica · GLC Appeal allowed
  • 167 of 2003 2008-04-01 · GLC · Jamaica · Deferred (Decision Pending Attorney Response)
  • 82 of 2006 2007-12-20 · GLC · Jamaica · Appeal allowed

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Documents

Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/antonnette-haughton-cardenas-complaint-no-63-of-2009-2/