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Welcome to the Irish Claims Board’s solicitor disciplinary records page. We believe that understanding solicitor conduct is crucial for anyone navigating the claims process. Remember, the Irish Claims Board offers a free assessment on claims—we should be your first port of call before engaging a solicitor. Our expert team is here to provide clear, unbiased advice, empowering you to make informed decisions without cost or commitment. This page highlights disciplinary records to help you stay aware of solicitor conduct and choose trustworthy professionals when needed.
George Wright Wright Solicitors, incorporating Martin & Brett Solicitors, Mill Street, Monaghan, Co Monaghan 15/04/2021 In the matter of George Wright, solicitor, practising as Wright Solicitors, incorporating Martin & Brett Solicitors, Mill Street, Monaghan, Co Monaghan, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2015 [2019/DT48] Law Society of Ireland (applicant) George Wright (respondent solicitor) On 15 April 2021, the tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in that he: 1) Caused or allowed a shortfall in the sum of €10,001 on his client account as at 31 December 2018, 2) Failed to insert the word ‘client’ into three client bank accounts of named clients, all held with AIB, contrary to regulation 2 of the Solicitors Accounts Regulations 2014 (SI 516/2014), 3) Acted on both sides in six named clients’ conveyancing transactions, in breach of the Solicitors (Professional Practice, Conduct and Discipline – Conveyancing Conflict of Interest) Regulation 2012 (SI 375/2012), 4) Failed to stamp deeds on three named clients’ transactions within a reasonable time or at all, 5) Failed to stamp deeds in respect of two named clients’ historical matters, 6) Failed to ensure that persons involved in the conduct of the solicitor’s business were (a) instructed on the law relating to money-laundering and terrorist financing, and (b) provided with ongoing training on identifying a transaction or other activity that may be related to money-laundering or terrorist financing, and on how to proceed once such a transaction or activity is identified, in breach of regulation 5(5) of the Solicitors (Money-Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Regulations 2016, 7) Failed to apply due diligence by not obtaining proof of address and evidencing same on four named client files, sales and purchases, in breach of regulation 13(1) and 13(2) of the Solicitors (Money-Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Regulations 2016, 8) Failed to adopt policies and procedures in relation to the solicitor’s business to which the regulations of the Solicitors (Money-Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Regulations 2016 apply, to prevent and detect the commission of money-laundering and terrorist financing, in breach of regulation 5 of the 2016 regulations. The tribunal ordered that the respondent solicitor: 1) Stand censured, 2) Pay €5,000 to the compensation fund, 3) Pay the applicant’s measured costs of €3,322.50. Details for George Wright
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