Solicitor Disciplinary Tribunal Decisions

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Back to listDetails for Thomas O’Donoghue
Name
Thomas O’Donoghue
Address
O’Donoghue & Co, Solicitors, 2 Egan’s Lane, Tuam, Co Galway
Date of Order
03/12/2018
Decision
 
In the matter of Thomas O’Donoghue, a solicitor formerly  practising as principal of O’Donoghue & Co, Solicitors, 2 Egan’s Lane,  Tuam, Co Galway, and in the matter of an application by the Law Society of  Ireland to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, and in the matter of the Solicitors  Acts 1954-2015 [8824/DT40/15; 8824/DT41/15, and High Court record 2018 no  134 SA]
Law Society of Ireland (applicant)
Thomas O’Donoghue (respondent solicitor)
8824/DT40/15
On 21 May 2018, the Solicitors  Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in  his practice as a solicitor in that, up to the date of referral to the tribunal,  he:
1)   Failed to comply with  an undertaking dated 18 September 2007, provided to the complainant, in a timely  manner or at all,
2)   Failed to respond  adequately or at all to some or all of the correspondence sent to him by the  complainant.
8824/DT41/15
On 21 May 2018, 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 dated 7 May 2010, provided to the complainant, in a timely manner  or at all,
2)   Failed to respond to  correspondence sent to him by the Society.
The tribunal ordered that the Law  Society bring its findings and reports in both matters before the High Court.
On 3 December 2018, the High Court  ordered that:
1)   The name of the respondent  solicitor be struck off the Roll of Solicitors,
2)   The respondent  solicitor pay the applicant’s costs before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal  and the High Court.