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Name
Peter Kenny
Address
Kenny Associates, College Street, Carlow, Co Carlow
Date of Order
20/07/2015
Decision
 
In  the matter of Peter Kenny, a solicitor formerly practising as Kenny Associates,  College Street, Carlow, Co Carlow, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2011 [8864/DT109/14 and High  Court record 2015 no 70 SA]
Law  Society of Ireland (applicant)
Peter  Kenny (respondent solicitor)
On 4 March 2015, the Solicitors  Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in  his practice as a solicitor in that he:
1)   Caused or allowed a deficit  on the client account totalling €369,460 as at 18 October 2013,
2)   Breached regulation (7)(1)(a)  of the Solicitors Accounts Regulations, as amended, by creating  debit balances of €124,665.36 as at 18 October 2013,
3)   Breached regulation 7(1) of  the Solicitors Accounts Regulations by withdrawing moneys on  account of fees without the consent of the client,
4)   Breached regulation 11 of  the Solicitors Accounts Regulations by failing to furnish bills  of costs to clients and by the withdrawal of moneys not due to the respondent  solicitor,
5)   Breached regulation 10(5)  of the Solicitors Accounts Regulations by the creation of credit  balances on the office account of €274,042 as at 18 October 2013,
6)   Breached regulation 12 of  the Solicitors Accounts Regulations by the failure to maintain  such relevant supporting documents that could vouch moneys taken as  solicitor/client fees,
7)   Breached regulation 12 of  the Solicitors Accounts Regulations, in that the client ledger  listing did not properly detail the full liabilities to clients because of the  entries made for fee notes that had not been delivered to the client or agreed  with them,
8)   Had substantial  noncompliance with section 68 of the Solicitors (Amendment) Act  1994, in that clients  were not informed of the party-and-party costs recovered, nor were they given  full account details of all moneys spent on their behalf. 
The tribunal ordered that the  matter go 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 High Court proceedings and the costs of the  proceedings before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal as against the respondent  when taxed or ascertained.