Decision record

Leeland T. Playfair

JurisdictionJamaica

BodyGeneral Legal Council — Disciplinary Committee (GLC)

Professionattorney

Case number33 of 1996

DateJuly 08, 2000

OutcomeFined

Allegation / charges

Fined | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered July 08, 2000. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL MADE ON COMPLAINT No. 33 OF 1996 IN THE MATTER OF HAROLD CLARKE vs LEELAND PLAYFAIR DISBARRED …

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

SanctionOther

Dishonesty foundNo

On Complaint No. 33 of 1996, Harold Clarke complained against attorney-at-law Leeland Playfair (already a disbarred attorney). The attorney did not appear or give evidence, though the Committee was satisfied notice was properly served. Based on the complainant's sworn evidence, the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council found the attorney guilty of professional misconduct and ordered him to pay the complainant $20,000.00 (compensation) under section 12(4) of the Legal Profession Act. No express finding of dishonesty was recorded.

Duties found breached:

Uphold public trust in the profession

Duties engaged

Uphold public trust in the profession

Other decisions involving this respondent

216 of 2001 2003-06-25 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck Off
77 of 1999 2001-06-23 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off, Repayment Ordered, Fined
53 of 1997 1998-12-05 · GLC · Jamaica · Restitution ordered
199 of 1994 1997-10-24 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off, Restitution ordered
Decision 1995-02-27 · GLC · Jamaica · Severely Reprimanded

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Documents

📄 Decision / judgment 28 KB (archived)

Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/leeland-t-playfair-complaint-no-33-of-1996/