Paul Michael VOLL

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

Paul Michael Voll was convicted in 2006 (sentenced 2014) of fraud involving the dishonest application of $77,000 in trust monies from purchasers in land transactions, diverting funds to companies he controlled. He was sentenced to 2 years 6 months imprisonment, suspended after 3 months. The LSC brought a disciplinary application under s 420 LPA. Voll did not contest and did not appear. QCAT found the conduct amounted to professional misconduct, made an express finding of dishonesty, and, given his prior disciplinary record and 2008 warning, ordered his name removed from the Roll and that he pay the applicant's costs on a standard basis.

Duties found breached:

• Professional independence
• Uphold public trust in the profession
• Competence
• No baseless or threatened misconduct report

Aggravating factors:

• Prior disciplinary history including 2008 finding of professional misconduct involving dishonesty (reprimand and $20,000 penalty)
• Earlier findings by Solicitors Complaints Tribunal (2007 trust account misconduct; 2014 failure to comply with statutory notices)
• Previously put on notice by Chief Justice de Jersey in 2008 that further breaches would justify barring from practice
• Conviction and imprisonment for fraud involving $77,000 across four transactions
• Breach of client trust as a solicitor

Mitigating factors:

• Guilty plea to the criminal charge
• Did not contest the disciplinary charge and consented to removal from the Roll