Nancy Tulloch-Darby

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

Attorney Nancy Tulloch-Darby had carriage of sale acting for both parties in the purchase of 17 Farewell Avenue. She held net proceeds of sale due to the vendors/purchasers but, after paying two instalments of $400,000, failed to complete the purchase or account for the funds. She had left the island. The Committee found she failed to account for and pay over funds (found to be $1,750,252.13 plus interest) and failed to complete the transaction without just cause, concluding she was guilty of professional misconduct. She was ordered struck off the Roll (noting she had already been struck off in Complaint No. 94/2001), ordered to make restitution of $1,750,252.13 with interest at 12% per annum from 4 April 1997, and to pay costs of $10,000 to the complainants and $10,000 to the General Legal Council.

Duties found breached:

• No improper use of client money
• No baseless or threatened misconduct report