RESULT: Suspended | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered July 01, 2025 || Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered May 28, 2025.
FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF
THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL MADE ON COMPLAINT
NO: 2/2023
IN THE MATTER OF STEPHANIE BENNETT AND TOMIKA CHANCE and MAISHA WILSON-CAMPBELL an Attorney-at-Law
AND
IN THE MATTER OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION ACT, 1971
PANEL:
Ms. Tana’ania Small KC – Chairman
Mr. Jeffrey Daley
Ms. Sidia Smith
DECISION DELIVERED ON THE 1st JULY 2025
UPON THE APPLICATION made under Section 12 (1) (a) of the Legal Profession Act and dated the 3rd January 2023 along with supporting Affidavits sworn to on the 3rd January 2023 and 26th June 2023 and coming on for hearing before the Disciplinary Committee on the 7th October, 2023, 11th November, 2023 and 28th May 2025
AND UPON the Complainants Mrs. Stephanie Bennett and Ms.Tomika Chance (“the Complainants”) appearing and having given evidence on oath,
AND UPON the Attorney-at-law Mrs. Maisha Wilson-Campbell (“the Attorney”) appearing with Counsel Mr. Davion Vassell, and having given evidence on oath,
AND UPON DUE CONSIDERATION of the sworn evidence of the Complainants and the Attorney, along with documentary evidence,
AND UPON the Committee finding the Attorney guilty of professional misconduct pursuant to Section 12(1) (a) of the Legal Profession Act on 28th May 2025
AND UPON the Attorney having been given the opportunity to make submissions in mitigation on sanction to no avail,
THE COMMITTEE FINDS THAT:
- The Attorney was contracted by the Complainants on or about December 10, 2021 to have carriage of sale for property known as Lot 229 Harbour Village, Phase II, St. Catherine.
- The agreed legal fees payable to the Attorney was 2% of the sale price;
- The Attorney received the proceeds of sale on 23 September 2022;
- The Attorney issued five Statements of Account to the Complainants, three of which misstated the legal fees and stated additional costs;
- The Attorney misrepresented the amount paid for transfer tax;
- The Complainants made several requests for clarification of the statement and for the correct figure to be paid over to them;
- Final Statement of Account dated 21st November 2022 sent to the Complainants in December 2022 was presented to the Complainants with legal fees in the amount agreed upon;
- The Attorney failed to give a true account of the monies she had in hand for the Complainants;
- The proceed of sale was received by the Complainants in February 2023;
- The Attorney failed to handle the Complainants’ business with due diligence;
- The Attorney failed to provide the Complainants with all information as to the progress of their business with due expedition, although reasonably required to do so;
- The Attorney acted dishonestly in inflating the sum paid as transfer tax;
- The Attorney displayed behaviour in the conduct of the Complainants’ business which may tend to discredit the profession;
The Panel finds that the Attorney is guilty of professional misconduct as per Canon VIII (d) in that she has breached Canons IV(r), IV(f), Vll(b) (ii) and l(b) of the Legal Profession (Canons of Professional Ethics) Rules.
THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY HEREBY ORDERS THAT: –
Pursuant to Section 12 (4) of the Legal Profession Act:
- The Attorney, Mrs. Maisha Wilson-Campbell is suspended from practice for a period of two (2) years commencing 31st October 2025.
- The Attorney is to pay costs of $150,000.00 to the General Legal Council.
Dated the 1st July 2025
Ms. Tana’ania Small KC – Chairman
Mr. Jeffrey Daley
Ms. Sidia Smith