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Details for Thomas G Myles

Name

Thomas G Myles

Address

Myles & Co, Solicitors, 21 Hillside, Monaghan, Co Monaghan

Date of Order

23/11/2015

Decision

In the matter of Thomas G Myles, a solicitor formerly practising as Myles & Co, Solicitors, 21 Hillside, Monaghan, Co Monaghan, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2011 [4961/DT110/14 and High Court record 2015 no 80 SA]

Law Society of Ireland (applicant)

Thomas G Myles (respondent solicitor)

On 18 June 2015, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in his practice as a solicitor in that he:

1)   Failed to comply expeditiously, within a reasonable time, or at all with an undertaking dated 6 January 2004, given by him on behalf of named clients to the complainant financial institution for a property at Co Monaghan,

2)   Failed to reply adequately or at all to the complainant’s correspondence and, in particular, letters dated 4 April 2006, 3 July 2006, 2 July 2008, 11 January 2010, 2 February 2010, 4 May 2010, 16 June 2010, 4 March 2011, 24 March 2011, 8 April 2011, and 17 April 2012 respectively,

3)   Failed to reply adequately or at all to the Society’s correspondence, in particular, letters dated 12 November 2013, 17 December 2013, 13 January 2014, and 5 August 2014 respectively,

4)   Failed to comply expeditiously, within a reasonable time, or at all with an undertaking dated 21 December 2005, given by him to the complainant on behalf of a named client over property at Co Cavan,

5)   Failed to reply adequately or at all to the complainant’s letters dated 9 January 2006, 18 April 2006, 23 May 2007, 20 June 2008, 19 May 2009, 2 February 2010, 24 May 2010, 16 June 2010, 25 June 2010, 13 October 2010, 8 April 2011, 20 September 2011, 17 April 2012, and 29 November 2012 respectively.

The tribunal ordered that the matter go forward to the High Court and, on 23 November 2015, the High Court ordered that:

1)   The name of the respondent solicitor shall be struck from the Roll of Solicitors,

2)   The respondent solicitor pay the whole of the Society’s costs and witness expenses in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal proceedings, with taxation in default of agreement,

3)   The respondent solicitor pay to the Society the costs of the High Court proceedings, to be taxed in default of agreement.