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Barry O'Meara 03/11/2022 In the matter of Barry G O’Meara, a solicitor practising as Barry G O’Meara & Co, Solicitors, at Pembroke House, Pembroke Street, Cork, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2015 [2020/DT07] Law Society of Ireland (applicant) Barry G O’Meara (respondent solicitor) On 3 November 2022, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in his practice as a solicitor, in that he: 1) Failed to comply with an undertaking furnished to a named financial institution on 5 March 2010 in respect of his named clients and borrowers and property at Churchfield, Cork, in a timely manner or at all, 2) Failed to respond to correspondence from the Society within a timely manner, within the time, provided or at all, dated 15 January 2014, 14 March 2014, 29 April 2014, 28 September 2017, 19 October 2017, 12 January 2018, 30 January 2018, 22 August 2018, 26 September 2018, 4 December 2018, 17 December 2018, and 30 January 2019, 3) Failed to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee on 22 January 2019, despite being required to attend that meeting by letter dated 14 January 2019. The tribunal ordered that the respondent solicitor: · Stand censured, · Pay a sum of €15,000 to the compensation fund, Details for Barry O'Meara
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