Decision record
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: …
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The Respondent attorney represented both vendor and purchaser and received US$40,000 as the full purchase price for two apartments. The Complainant received no titles and only partial refunds, leaving US$29,504.27 outstanding. The Panel found breaches of Canon IV(r) and Canon VII(ii). No express finding of dishonesty was made. As the attorney did not appear or offer mitigation, the Panel ordered she be struck from the roll, make restitution of US$29,504.27 plus 3% interest from 1 January 2015, and pay costs of J$100,000 to the Complainant and J$80,000 to the General Legal Council.
Duties found breached:
Aggravating factors:
- Complainant out of pocket since 2003, received neither titles nor full refund
- Attorney ignored requests for information and refund for several years
- Attorney did not respond to the complaint, offered no explanation and no plea in mitigation
- Attorney failed to appear at sanction hearing
⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["unverified_costs_amount=180000"]
Duties engaged
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