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M. Melbourne Silvera

JurisdictionJamaica
BodyGeneral Legal Council — Disciplinary Committee (GLC)
Professionattorney
Case number225 of 1991
DateMay 02, 1997
OutcomeSuspended, Restitution Ordered

Allegation / charges

Suspended, Restitution Ordered | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered May 02, 1997. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL MADE ON COMPLAINTNO. 225 of 1991 IN THE MATTER OF VALERIE BROWN vs MELBOURNE SILVERA …

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

SanctionSuspension
Suspension9 months
Dishonesty foundNo

Attorney-at-law Melbourne Silvera was found guilty of professional misconduct on a complaint by Valerie Brown. The Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council of Jamaica suspended him for nine months from March 9, 1996, and on May 2, 1997 ordered him to pay $20,000 costs and $30,000 restitution to the complainant. No express finding of dishonesty was recorded.

Duties found breached:

⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["unverified_costs_amount=20000"]

Duties engaged

Other decisions involving this respondent

  • 143 of 1996 1997-11-22 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off
  • 162 of 1990 1991-07-05 · GLC · Jamaica · Reprimanded, Fined

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Documents

Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/m-melbourne-silvera-complaint-no-225-of-1991/