Decision record

Donald R. Bernard

JurisdictionJamaica

BodyGeneral Legal Council — Disciplinary Committee (GLC)

Professionattorney

Case number9 of 1999

DateMay 03, 2000

OutcomeRepayment Ordered

Allegation / charges

Repayment Ordered | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered May 03, 2000. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEEOF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL MADE ON COMPLAINTNo. 9 of 1999 DESRENE HANSON-DOUGLAS vs DONALD BERNARD DISBARRED ATTORNEY-AT-LAW AND IN THE …

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

SanctionOther

CostsJMD 5,000

Dishonesty foundNo

On Complaint No.9 of 1999, the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council found attorney Donald Bernard guilty of professional misconduct following evidence from complainant Desrene Hanson-Douglas. The attorney did not appear. As his name was already struck from the roll, the Committee ordered him to pay the complainant $185,759.47 with 18% interest from 28 May 1996 and costs of $5,000.00 under section 12(4) of the Legal Profession Act.

Duties found breached:

Uphold public trust in the profession

Duties engaged

Uphold public trust in the profession

Other decisions involving this respondent

45 of 2000 2003-02-22 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off
210 of 1998 2001-07-19 · GLC · Jamaica · Restitution Ordered
224 of 1997 2001-06-07 · GLC · Jamaica · Fined
33 of 1999 2000-01-15 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off

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Documents

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Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/donald-r-bernard-complaint-no-9-of-1999/