Solicitor struck off over €1.4m deficit in clients’ funds
A solicitor has been struck off by the High Court after being found guilty of professional misconduct over a deficit of €1.4 million in client funds. Paul D Madden bought a €19,800 grand piano and paid...
View ArticleFormer solicitor jailed for stealing €850,000 from clients
A former solicitor was jailed for 3½ years at Monaghan Circuit Court on Friday when he pleaded guilty to stealing cash from various client’s accounts to the amount of €850,000...
View ArticleRise in complaints to solicitors tribunal
Complaints to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal rose by almost two thirds last year. The Law Society referred 45 solicitors to the tribunal last year, according to the tribunals annual report. A...
View ArticleSolicitor Gerald Kean’s appeal on misconduct finding adjourned
An appeal by solicitor Gerald Kean arising from a finding of professional misconduct against him has been adjourned to September. A Law Society Solicitors’...
View ArticleLaw Society pays E2.35m to former Molocco clients
E2.35m has been paid out by the Law Society to clients of the firm operated by former solicitor Elio Malocco, who who was jailed in 1995 for defrauding the Irish...
View Article‘Small handful’ of solicitors should not cause public to lose trust in...
The misbehaviour of “a small handful” of solicitors should not lead to any loss of public trust in the profession, the president of the High Court has said. In remarks from the bench while presiding...
View ArticleKilkenny solicitor who stole from dead client's account is struck off
A solicitor in the Republic of Ireland who took thousands of euro from a dead client's account has been found guilty of professional misconduct. A Law Society disciplinary...
View ArticleDublin solicitor to be struck off after stealing €1.6m
A lawyer who stole €1.6m from up to 100 clients faces being struck off the...
View ArticleSolicitor admitted to taking €1.4 million from client accounts, High Court told
The Law Society has been given permission by the High Court to take control of the offices of a Co Monaghan solicitor who admitted he took almost €1.4 million from client accounts. Paul Madden, of Paul...
View ArticleThe telephone solicitor
The problem: How nice do I have to be to telephone solicitors? ......
View ArticleAnthony Vincent Ram struck off
Anthony Vincent Ram struck off The New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal has ordered that Anthony Vincent Ram be struck from the Roll of Barristers and Solicitors. The Tribunal...
View ArticleSC assistant solicitor was disbarred, fired after lying to former private...
An assistant solicitor with the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office was fired after being disbarred by the S.C. State Supreme Court for lying to clients from her private practice. All five ......
View ArticleSolicitor Byrne struck off register and fined €1m
Dublin solicitor Thomas Byrne has been struck off the roll of solicitors and fined €1m by the High Court. Mr Justice...
View ArticleSolicitor who allowed deficit in client funds is struck off
A solicitor who admitted allegations of professional misconduct, including allowing a deficit of €213,309 in client funds, has been struck off the roll of solicitors. The president of the High Court,...
View ArticleAdditional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Appointed Solicitor General
Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has been appointed as the new Solicitor General of India. ......
View ArticleAnother Auckland lawyer struck off for misconduct
A second Auckland lawyer has been struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors after misappropriating thousands of dollars from clients.Richard Holland admitted to six charges of professional...
View ArticleSolicitor banned from practising after giving false information to help...
Comments The president of the High Court Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns made the order against Patrick E Callanan, formerly practising in Wells & O'Carroll Solicitors, Main Street ......
View ArticleDerry solicitor Hilary Carmichael declared bankrupt
A leading Londonderry-based solicitor has been declared bankrupt. Hilary...
View ArticleSolicitor General Blues
Do you know who the solicitor general is? Do you know what the solicitor general is?...
View ArticleLawyer struck off over dishonesty with trust money
A former Dunedin lawyer who only paid the contents of a trust account back after a former client complained to the New Zealand Law Society has been struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors. ......
View ArticleSolicitor Peter Thomas Maine struck off over 'dubious deals' found dead in...
Peter Thomas Maine,...
View ArticleCompensation solicitors lose appeal
Solicitors who took millions of pounds from compensation payouts given to sick miners have lost their High Court appeal...
View ArticleSolicitor stole from dead clients
A solicitor who stole £430,000 from the estates of dead clients to pay off his overdue tax bills is jailed for four years. ......
View ArticleRobyn Philippa Joy Fendall struck off Roll
The New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal has struck Robyn Philippa Joy Fendall off the roll of barristers and solicitors. ......
View ArticleStruck-off lawyer 'self-pitying'
A "Self Pitying" lawyer has been ordered to be struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors after being found to have breached his duties to a client who later lost her home.The Lawyers and...
View ArticleAssessing the character of barristers and solicitors
Assessing the character of candidates wanting to be admitted as barristers and solicitors of the High Court ......
View ArticleEx-Dunedin lawyer struck off roll
A former Dunedin lawyer who only paid the contents of a trust account back after a former client complained to the New Zealand Law Society has been struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors. ......
View ArticleSydney solicitor struck off for 'gross overcharging'
A Sydney solicitor who "milked" clients for excessive fees and misappropriated trust funds has been struck off the roll of lawyers. ......
View ArticleEx-Labour MP Fiona Onasanya struck off as a solicitor after conviction
She faced a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hearing in London today after being found guilty of lying to avoid a speeding conviction ......
View ArticleBrian Robert Ellis struck off roll
Auckland lawyer Brian Robert Ellis has been struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors of the High Court by the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal. ......
View ArticleSydney solicitor struck off for 'borrowing' clients' money
He kept "deplorable" financial records and secretly borrowed clients' money to pay off other client debts. ......
View ArticleDisgraced MP Fiona Onasanya could be struck off as a solicitor after tribunal
The former Labour MP is facing a misconduct tribunal after she was convicted of perverting the course of justice ......
View ArticleTimothy Slack struck off the roll
The New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal has ordered that Timothy Upton Slack be struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors. ......
View ArticleFormer Napier lawyer struck off the roll
A lawyer who had been suspended from practising for the past year has been struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors. ......
View ArticleWarren Richard McFie struck off roll
Former Auckland lawyer Warren Richard McFie has been struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors by the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal. ......
View ArticleFormer solicitor stole €260k from clients after series of 'catastrophic'...
A former solicitor who was...
View ArticleMinkai Huang struck off
Minkai Huang struck off The New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal has ordered that Minkai Huang be struck from the Roll of Barristers and Solicitors. The former Auckland barrister...
View ArticleKenneth Yee struck off roll
Former Auckland lawyer Kenneth Yee has been struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors by the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal....
View ArticleGerald McKay struck off
The New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal has ordered that Gerald George McKay be struck from the Roll of Barristers and Solicitors. The Tribunal found Mr McKay guilty of one...
View ArticleRohineet Sharma struck off
The New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal has ordered that Rohineet Sharma be struck from the Roll of Barristers and Solicitors....
View ArticleTwo lawyers struck off
The New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal has ordered that two lawyers be struck from the roll of Barristers and Solicitors....
View ArticleSolicitor fined for causing delay in application, misleading client
A tribunal has found the solicitor, who has more than 30 years' experience, caused his client financial hardship through the misconduct. ......
View ArticleVinay Deobhakta struck off roll of barristers and solicitors
The New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal has ordered former Tauranga lawyer Vinay Deobhakta to be struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors....
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