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Derrick J. Darby

JurisdictionJamaica
BodyGeneral Legal Council — Disciplinary Committee (GLC)
Professionattorney
Case number45 of 2003
DateJuly 09, 2005
OutcomeStruck off, Restitution Ordered

Allegation / charges

Struck off, Restitution Ordered | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered July 09, 2005. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEEOF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL MADE ON COMPLAINTNO. 45 OF 2003 IN THE MATTER OF ROHAN BROWN vs DERRICK DARBY …

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

SanctionStrike Off
CostsJMD 20,000
Dishonesty foundNo

The Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council heard complaint No. 45/2003 by Rohan Brown against attorney Derrick Darby under section 12(1)(a) of the Legal Profession Act. The complainant gave evidence on oath; the attorney did not appear. The Committee found the attorney guilty of professional misconduct and unanimously ordered that his name be struck from the Roll of Attorneys. He was ordered to pay restitution of $434,000.00 with interest at 12% per annum from 30 January 2002 until payment, plus costs of $20,000.00 to the complainant. No express finding of dishonesty was recorded.

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Duties engaged

Other decisions involving this respondent

  • 45 of 2003 2007-06-20 · GLC · Jamaica · Restitution Ordered
  • 36 of 2003 2005-04-02 · GLC · Jamaica · 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

Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/derrick-j-darby-complaint-no-45-of-2003-2/