Decision record
Donovan Occonor Malcolm
Allegation / charges
Struck off, Restitution ordered | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered April 17, 2019. | Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered March 08, 2019. View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: 132/2017 …
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Attorney Donovan Malcolm was found to have misappropriated funds paid by the Complainant for property applications and failed to account for further sums, resulting in the Complainant not receiving her title. He did not attend the sanction hearing despite proper service, and no mitigation was presented. The Panel, guided by Bolton v Law Society, found dishonesty and struck him off the roll. He was ordered to make restitution of $1,380,000 and $2,600,000, and to pay costs of $400,000 to the Complainant and $200,000 to the General Legal Council.
Duties found breached:
- Handle inadvertently received material
- No improper use of client money
- Honour professional undertakings
Aggravating factors:
- Admission to the Complainant via WhatsApp that he applied the funds to his own use
- Complainant deprived of receiving her title
- Failure to make restitution or repay
⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["unverified_costs_amount=600000"]
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