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Leeland T. Playfair

JurisdictionJamaica
BodyGeneral Legal Council — Disciplinary Committee (GLC)
Professionattorney
DateFebruary 27, 1995
OutcomeSeverely Reprimanded

Allegation / charges

Severely Reprimanded | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered February 27, 1995. View PDF DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL ORDER COMPLAINANT NO. 2458 In the matter of Chairman G.L.C. and Leeland Playfair, Attorney-­at-law AND In the matter of the …

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

SanctionReprimand
CostsJMD 5,000
Dishonesty foundNo

The Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council found Attorney-at-law Leeland Playfair guilty of misconduct in a professional respect following an application by the Chairman of the GLC under section 12(1)(a) of the Legal Profession Act. The Committee severely reprimanded him and ordered him to pay costs of $5,000.00.

Duties found breached:

Duties engaged

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
  • 33 of 1996 2000-07-08 · GLC · Jamaica · Fined
  • 53 of 1997 1998-12-05 · GLC · Jamaica · Restitution ordered
  • 199 of 1994 1997-10-24 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off, Restitution ordered

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Documents

Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/leeland-t-playfair-complaint-no-2458/