Lancelot A. St. Martin Cowan
JurisdictionJamaica
BodyGeneral Legal Council — Disciplinary Committee (GLC)
Professionattorney
Case number39 of 2019
DateOctober 23, 2021
OutcomeRestitution ordered
Allegation / charges
Restitution ordered | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered October 23, 2021. || Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered July 10, 2021. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: 39/2019 …
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
SanctionOther
Dishonesty foundNo
The Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council found Attorney Lancelot Cowan guilty of professional misconduct on a complaint by Murdell Chambers-Watson. He breached Canon VII(b)(ii) by failing to account for monies held for the Complainant, and Canon I(b). The Committee ordered restitution of US$42,770.12, refused a stay of execution, and made no order as to costs. No express finding of dishonesty was made.
Duties found breached: