Nancy Tulloch-Darby

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

The General Legal Council Disciplinary Committee found attorney Nancy Tulloch-Darby guilty of professional misconduct after she was retained to purchase four properties for the complainants. She was found to have failed to account for J$17,474,762.00, fraudulently converted that sum to her own use, and uttered a forged agreement for sale bearing the complainants' forged signatures. The Committee expressly found dishonesty (applying the criminal standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt) and breaches of Canons VII(b)(ii), III(k)(ii) and I(b). The attorney did not appear. She was struck off the Roll, ordered to pay restitution of J$18,015,762.00 plus 12% interest, and J$200,000.00 in costs.

Duties found breached:

• Uphold public trust in the profession
• No improper use of client money

Aggravating factors:

• Large magnitude of defalcation (J$17,474,762.00)
• Attorney absconded and failed to account when called upon
• Serious breach of trust of clients who had won her confidence
• Forgery of clients' signatures and uttering forged agreement
• Conduct brought legal profession into serious disrepute in a small society