Decision record
Barbara Ledgister
Appeals and appellate references
- Appellate document — relationship to this matter unverified: Crown Motors et al v First Trade Bank (2016) JMCA Civ at para 79
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Allegation / charges
Guilty of Misconduct in a Professional Respect | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered November 26, 2022. View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: 216/2018 IN THE MATTER OF ALLAN WOOD and BABARA LEDGISTER …
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
The Complainant, a member of the GLC, alleged the Respondent attorney failed to file Accountant's Reports for 2015-2018 and was disqualified from practice due to a UK bankruptcy order under Section 5(7) LPA. The panel found the Accountant's Reports (Exhibits 4A-4C) were filed for Lindel U Smith alone, not the Respondent, and that no reports were filed on her behalf for 2015-2018. The panel rejected the explanations of Smith (managing partner) and the accountant that the reports were meant for the partnership. The Respondent was found guilty of professional misconduct under Rule 17. The bankruptcy charge under Section 5(7) LPA failed as the UK order was not recognized under Jamaican law (no application under Section 287 of the Insolvency Act). No express finding of dishonesty was made. A sanction hearing was to be scheduled.
Duties found breached:
Aggravating factors:
- Failure to protect the reputation of the profession and the public
- Prolonged period of non-compliance (four years)
Duties engaged
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Documents
Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/barbara-ledgister-complaint-no-216-of-2018/