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Rudolph Emanuel Alphonso Muir

JurisdictionJamaica
BodyGeneral Legal Council — Disciplinary Committee (GLC)
Professionattorney
Case number200 of 2017
DateSeptember 30, 2020
OutcomeSuspended, Fined

Allegation / charges

Suspended, Fined | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered September 30, 2020. View Formal Order Below View PDF of Decision View PDF of Formal Order DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: 200/2017 BETWEEN HILLARY REID …

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SanctionSuspension
Suspension12 months
FineJMD 200,000
CostsJMD 50,000
Dishonesty foundNo

The General Legal Council brought a complaint against Attorney Rudolph Emanuel Alphonso Muir for failing to deliver Accountant's Reports or Declarations for 2013-2016 contrary to Regulation 16(1) of the Legal Profession (Accounts and Records) Regulations 1999. The Respondent did not appear. The Disciplinary Committee found the failures constituted breaches amounting to professional misconduct under Rule 17. He was fined $50,000 per year of default (totalling $200,000), suspended for one year (or until filing a satisfactory 2013 report, whichever sooner), and ordered to pay $50,000 costs.

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Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/rudolph-emanuel-alphonso-muir-complaint-no-200-of-2017/