The Court of Appeal has upheld a professional misconduct finding against attorney-at-law Anthony Armstrong, dismissing his appeal against a decision that he falsely attested to witnessing a property transfer document.

The May 1 ruling affirmed the decision of the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council (GLC) that Armstrong had breached Canon I(b) of the Legal Profession (Canons of Professional Ethics) Rules. That provision requires attorneys to maintain the honour and dignity of the profession and abstain from behaviour that may tend to discredit it.

Armstrong is a former Director of Public Prosecutions in Antigua and Barbuda.