Leeland T. Playfair

JurisdictionJamaica

BodyGeneral Legal Council — Disciplinary Committee (GLC)

Professionattorney

Case number216 of 2001

DateJune 25, 2003

OutcomeStruck Off

Allegation / charges

Struck Off | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered June 25, 2003. View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL IN THE MATTER of Dr. Lloyd Barnett of the General Legal Council and Leyland Playfair, an Attorney-at-Law. …

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SanctionStrike Off

Dishonesty foundNo

The attorney Leyland Playfair was convicted in 1999 of Fraudulent Conversion and sentenced to six months imprisonment at hard labour. The General Legal Council Chairman brought a complaint under s.12(1) of the Legal Profession Act. The panel found the offence was a prescribed offence, breached Canons III(k) and I(b), and tended to discredit the profession. The attorney was absent but properly served. The panel unanimously ordered that his name be struck from the roll pursuant to s.12(4).

Duties found breached:

Aggravating factors:

Criminal conviction for Fraudulent Conversion with a six-month custodial sentence

Duties engaged

Other decisions involving this respondent

77 of 1999 2001-06-23 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off, Repayment Ordered, Fined
33 of 1996 2000-07-08 · GLC · Jamaica · Fined
53 of 1997 1998-12-05 · GLC · Jamaica · Restitution ordered
199 of 1994 1997-10-24 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off, Restitution ordered
Decision 1995-02-27 · GLC · Jamaica · Severely Reprimanded

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Documents

📄 Decision / judgment 34 KB (archived)

Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/leeland-t-playfair-complaint-no-216-of-2001/