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David Santiago Morales
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Restitution Ordered | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered May 15, 2010. View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO. 34/2009 IN THE MATTER OF EDNA THORPE v DAVID MORALES, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW AND IN THE MATTER …
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Attorney David Morales received payments totaling JMD 190,000 from the complainant while acting on a land sale, failed to stamp the agreement, and did not establish that the funds were held in a client trust account or that interest was accounted for, contrary to the Legal Profession (Accounts and Records) Regulations 1999. The principal sum was refunded without interest in October 2006. The Panel proceeded in Morales's absence after confirming service and found professional misconduct, ordering restitution of JMD 19,975.91 interest plus JMD 5,000 costs.
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Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/david-santiago-morales-complaint-no-34-of-2009/