Court judgments - the week’s key legal cases in brief
Solicitor guilty of misconduct in attempting to cover up earlier mistake Kean v. Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal [2014]IEHC 432 (High Court, Kearns P, 23 September 2014) High Court dismisses appeal...
View ArticleDiluted Legal Services Regulation Bill has 235 amendments and counting
Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald has said long-awaited legislation to reform the legal profession will be in place by the end of the year. However the Legal Services Regulation Bill, originally...
View ArticleBarrister faces professional misconduct charges over defence in terror trial
Lawrence McNulty had 'something of a falling-out' with judge in trial of Munir Farooqi, tribunal hears...
View ArticleConvicted judge faces being struck off solicitors roll for second time
A disgraced former district court judge is facing being struck off for a second time following a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal on yesterday. In 2012, Heather Perrin was sentenced to two-and-a-half...
View ArticleMan taking case against solicitor Kean ‘on a vendetta’, tribunal told
A man taking misconduct proceedings against solicitor Gerald Kean was “on a vendetta to expose the legal profession”, it was claimed at a hearing of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal yesterday. The...
View ArticleGerald Kean professional misconduct appeal dismissed
The High Court has dismissed solicitor Gerald Kean's appeal against a finding of professional misconduct arising out of his handling of a former client's case. High Court President Justice Nicholas...
View ArticleHow to hire a solicitor: a consumer guide
The Minister for Justice, Frances Fitzgerald, completed the passage of the Legal Services Regulation Bill on April 23rd, and the Seanad Second Stage is now under way. The Bill, introduced in 2011 by...
View ArticleLegal reform: Professions to retain key powers in plan
The representative bodies for barristers and solicitors will retain many of their major powers as the Government makes a late push to proceed with a long-delayed overhaul of the legal professions by...
View ArticleBarristers fined €50,000 last year
Fines of €50,000 were imposed on barristers for professional misconduct last year, but the reasons for the findings and the names of the individual lawyers have not been published. The annual report of...
View ArticleHong Kong Law Society president seeks senior counsel status for solicitors
The professional body for solicitors has made a fresh call for its senior members to be given proper recognition by according them the status of senior counsel - a title which is currently only given...
View ArticleSolicitor accused of using dead client's MCC membership prosecuted for...
A Sydney lawyer allegedly caught using the identity of a dead client to access the prized Members Reserve at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during AFL...
View ArticleChristopher Giddens Struck off
Monday, 21 July 2014, 3:17 pm Press Release: MEDIA RELEASE �" For immediate use, 21 July 2014 Christopher Giddens Struck off The New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal has ordered...
View ArticleDáil Motion: Approval of Appointment of Members of the Legal Services...
(Source: Department of Justice and Equality of Ireland) CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Opening Statement by David Stanton TD Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality with special...
View ArticleBarristers dismiss ‘rather silly’ solicitors’ claims on law and life
The representative body for barristers has described as “unfortunate and rather silly” a claim by the Law Society that solicitors have wider experience of “law and life” than barristers. The exchange...
View ArticleJail term for man who posed as a solicitor to fleece clients of £18k
A university law graduate who fraudulently posed as a solicitor and then swindled £18,500 from five clients has been jailed for 16 months at the Crown Court in Londonderry. Kieran Healey (37) from...
View ArticleCoroner Alan Crickmore struck off after £2m theft
A coroner who stole £2m from clients at his solicitor practice has been struck off from his professional body. Alan Crickmore, 57, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, was jailed for eight years after...
View ArticleEx-solicitor jailed for stealing €275,000 from clients
A former solicitor has been jailed for two years for stealing over €275,000 from a number of his clients over a four year period to fund a number of pubs that he was operating at the time. Mark Cronin...
View ArticleGerald Kean loses appeal against professional misconduct finding
The High Court has dismissed solicitor Gerald Kean’s appeal against a finding of professional misconduct arising out of his handling of a former client’s case. In a judgement today High Court President...
View ArticleMinister Fitzgerald publishes proposed amendments to the Legal Services...
(Source: Department of Justice and Equality of Ireland) 'This landmark bill delivers real and lasting reform in the legal services areas, to benefit of the justice system, the consumer and the...
View ArticleGerald Kean loses appeal against finding of misconduct
The High Court has dismissed solicitor Gerald Kean’s appeal against a finding of professional misconduct arising out of his handling of a former client’s case. In a judgment today High Court President...
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