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Ian McSweeney McSweeney Solicitors, 2 Capel Street, Dublin 1 05/03/2020 In the matter of Ian McSweeney, a solicitor practising as McSweeney Solicitors, 2 Capel Street, Dublin 1, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2015 [2019/DT47] Law Society of Ireland (applicant) Ian McSweeney (respondent solicitor) On 5 March 2020, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of professional misconduct in his practice as a solicitor in that he: 1) Failed to respond to letters from the Society – dated 17 October 2018, 20 November 2018, 12 December 2018, 10 January 2019, 17 January 2019 and 7 February 2019 – in a timely manner, within the time provided, or at all, 2) Failed to attend meetings of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee on 5 February 2019 and 14 March 2019, despite being required to do so, 3) Failed to comply with the High Court order dated 8 April 2019 to reply to the complaint of his named client within seven days of that date, 4) Failed to inform his client of a hearing date and no legal representation attended the hearing, resulting in costs awarded against his client. The tribunal ordered that the respondent solicitor: 1) Be censured, 2) Pay the sum of €3,200 to the compensation fund, 3) Pay the sum of €1,812 as a contribution towards the whole of the costs of the applicant. And the tribunal required that the respondent solicitor provide the following undertaking to the applicant Law Society and the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in the following terms: 1) To reply to any correspondence received from the applicant and/or the Legal Services Regulatory Authority within 14 days of the date of the letter, 2) To engage in a meaningful and constructive way with the applicant and/or the Legal Services Regulatory Authority with regard to correspondence and any requirement to attend meetings of either body, 3) To attend a practice management course for a minimum of five hours’ duration, within six months of 5 March 2020, and to provide details of the said course to the applicant in advance of same, and evidence of attendance to the applicant within 14 days of completion, 4) The said course attendance to be in addition to the respondent solicitor continuing professional development requirements for 2020. The tribunal directed that the duration of undertakings (1) and (2) continue for three years from 5 March 2020.Details for Ian McSweeney
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