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Denis A. G. Tomlinson

JurisdictionJamaica
BodyGeneral Legal Council — Disciplinary Committee (GLC)
Professionattorney
Case number08 of 1995
DateNovember 09, 1996
OutcomeSuspended, Restitution Ordered

Allegation / charges

Suspended, Restitution Ordered | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered November 09, 1996. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL MADE ON COMPLAINT NO. 08 of 1995 IN THE MATTER OF CLYDE & FREDRIKA …

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

SanctionSuspension
CostsUSD 352
Dishonesty foundNo

On a complaint by Clyde & Fredrika Legendre, the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council found attorney Denis Tomlinson guilty of misconduct in a professional respect. The attorney did not appear; the complainant and her witness gave evidence on oath. He was suspended from practice for six months or until payment of the ordered sums, whichever is later. He was ordered to pay USD 4,300.00 restitution to the complainants (via the GLC, without deductions), plus costs of USD 352.00 and JMD 12,000.00 to the GLC for payment to the complainants. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["unverified_suspension_months=6"]

Duties engaged

Other decisions involving this respondent

  • 59 of 1995 1997-02-15 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off

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Documents

Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/denis-a-g-tomlinson-complaint-no-08-of-1995/