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Elizabeth M Cazabon Cazabon Solicitors, Gray Office Park, Galway Retail Park, Headford, Co Galway 20/07/2015 In the matter of Elizabeth M Cazabon, a solicitor of Cazabon Solicitors, Gray Office Park, Galway Retail Park, Headford, Co Galway, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2011 [8142/DT05/14, 8142/DT22/14, 8142/DT30/14, 8142/DT78/14, 8142/DT45/14 and High Court record 2015 no 63 sa] Law Society of Ireland (applicant) Elizabeth Cazabon (respondent solicitor) On 14 April 2015, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal heard five complaints against the respondent solicitor and found her guilty of misconduct in her practice as a solicitor in the following matters: 8142/DT05/14 1) Failed to comply with three undertakings furnished to the complainant on 8 August 2002, 29 November 2004, and 28 April 2005 in respect of a named property in Galway and her client and borrower in a timely manner or at all, 2) Failed to respond to the Society’s correspondence and, in particular, the Society’s letters to her of 8 November 2012, 29 November 2012, 4 January 2013, 22 January 2013, 12 February 2013, and 20 February 2013 within the time provided in a timely manner or at all, 3) Failed to comply with the direction of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee at its meeting on 19 February 2013 that she pay a contribution of €500 towards the costs of the Society. 8142/DT22/14 1) Failed to ensure that there was furnished to the Society an accountant’s report for the year ended 31 March 2013 within six months of that date, in breach of regulation 21(1) of the Solicitors Accounts Regulations 2001 (SI 421/2001), 2) Through her conduct, showed disregard for her statutory obligation to comply with the Solicitors Accounts Regulations and showed disregard for the Society’s statutory obligation to monitor compliance with the regulations for the protection of clients and the public. 8142/DT30/14 1) Failed to comply with an undertaking furnished to the complainants on 22 January 2007 in respect of a property at Tuam, Co Galway, and her clients and borrowers in a timely manner or at all, 2) Failed to respond to the Society’s correspondence and, in particular, the Society’s letters of 12 May 2013, 19 April 2013, 2 May 2013, 22 May 2013, 5 June 2013, 9 July 2013 and 25 October 2013 in a timely manner, within the time prescribed in the letter, or at all. 8142/DT78/14 1) Failed to respond to her client’s request for information in connection with the registration of lands transferred to him some years previously, 2) Failed to respond to the Society’s correspondence and, in particular, the Society’s letters of 10 July 2013, 1 August 2013, 28 August 2013, 26 September 2013, 31 October 2013, 19 November 2013, and 17 December 2013 in a timely manner, within the time provided, or at all, 3) Failed to comply with the direction made by the Complaints and Client Relations Committee at their meeting of 12 December 2013 that she pay a contribution of €500 towards the Society’s costs, 4) Failed to comply with the direction of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee made at its meeting of 17 December 2013 that she furnish a full written response to the complainant no later than 31 January 2014, 5) Failed to attend the meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee on 27 February 2014, despite being required to do so. 8142/DT45/14 1) Failed to hand over her former clients’ files to the complainant, their new solicitor, despite being requested to do so, in a timely manner or at all, 2) Failed to respond to the Society’s correspondence and, in particular, the Society’s letters of 11 October 2011, 6 December 2011, 3 January 2012, 13 January 2012, 23 February 2012, and 18 September 2012 in a timely manner, within the time provided in those letters, or at all. Having made findings of misconduct in respect of the five matters, the tribunal referred the matter forward to the High Court and, on 20 July 2015, the President of the High Court ordered that: 1) The name of the respondent solicitor shall be struck from the Roll of Solicitors, 2) The Society do recover the costs of the proceedings in the High Court and the costs of the proceedings before the disciplinary tribunal, to be taxed by a taxing master of the High Court in default of agreement.Details for Elizabeth M Cazabon
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