Decision record

Derrick J. Darby

JurisdictionJamaica

BodyGeneral Legal Council — Disciplinary Committee (GLC)

Professionattorney

Case number36 of 2003

DateApril 02, 2005

OutcomeRestitution Ordered

Allegation / charges

Restitution Ordered | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered April 02, 2005. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL MADE ON COMPLAINT NO. 31/2003 IN THE MATTER OF LLOYD ALLEN, BERNSTONE WILSON & WESLEY SATCHELL …

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

SanctionOther

CostsJMD 20,000

Dishonesty foundNo

The Disciplinary Committee found that attorney Derrick Darby received $55,000.00 from complainant Lloyd Allen in 1999 to bring an action but failed to do so. Darby did not appear at the hearing. The Committee ordered him to repay the complainant $55,000.00 with 12% interest from 21 May 2003 and to pay costs of $20,000.00. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

Prompt accounting and return of money

Duties engaged

Prompt accounting and return of money

Other decisions involving this respondent

45 of 2003 2007-06-20 · GLC · Jamaica · Restitution Ordered
45 of 2003 2005-07-09 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off, Restitution Ordered
210 of 2002 2005-02-19 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck Off, Restitution ordered
144 of 2002 2003-11-29 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off
79 of 2002 2003-11-06 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off, Restitution ordered
46 of 2001 2003-05-13 · GLC · Jamaica · Fined
62 of 2002 2003-05-03 · GLC · Jamaica · Repayment Ordered
81 of 2000 2003-04-12 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off, Restitution ordered

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Documents

📄 Decision / judgment 31 KB (archived)

Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/derrick-j-darby-complaint-no-36-of-2003/