Decision record
Antonnette Haughton Cardenas
Allegation / charges
Fined | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered December 08, 2012. View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT No. No.2 of 2006 IN THE MATTER of a complaint by DOTLYN GORDON against ANTONNETTE HAUGHTON-CARDENAS, an …
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The Complainant retained the attorney around 1995 regarding a fatal 1993 road accident in which her common law husband died. The attorney commenced legal action in 1999 but incorrectly named the vehicle owner, failed to name RST Industries as a defendant, failed to amend the claim after the defendant denied ownership, and failed to prosecute the claim. The panel found the attorney's conduct amounted to inexcusable and deplorable negligence in breach of Canon IV(s). No dishonesty was found. The attorney was fined J$500,000 (applied as compensation to the Complainant, estimated loss approx J$624,000) and ordered to pay J$50,000 costs.
Duties found breached:
Duties engaged
Other decisions involving this respondent
- 63 of 2009
- 66 of 2009
- 3 of 2010
- 49 of 2008
- 63 of 2009
- 131 of 2007
- 41 of 2007
- 45 of 2008
- 167 of 2003
- 82 of 2006
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Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/antonnette-haughton-cardenas-complaint-no-2-of-2006/