Solicitor Disciplinary Tribunal Decisions

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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/DT61/14 and High  Court record 2015 no 71 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)   Failed expeditiously, within a reasonable time, or at all to discharge  fees properly due to the complainant in respect of his work carried out on  behalf of the respondent solicitor’s former named clients,
2)   Improperly transferred fees and outlays received from third-party  solicitors from the client account, which were properly due to the complainant,  to the respondent solicitor’s office account, 
3)   Failed to reply adequately or at all to the Society’s correspondence and,  in particular, letters dated 17 December 2013, 14 January 2014, 31 January  2014, 7 February 2014 and 10 March 2014 respectively.
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 respondent  solicitor pay the sum of €4,600 to the complainant,
3)   The Society 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.