Solicitor Disciplinary Tribunal Decisions

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Name
Heather Perrin
Address
Heather Perrin, Solicitor, 54 Fairview Strand, Fairview, Dublin 3
Date of Order
20/04/2015
Decision
 
In the matter of Heather Perrin, a former solicitor, formerly  practising as Heather Perrin, Solicitor, 54 Fairview Strand, Fairview, Dublin  3, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2011 [4732/DT158/13  and High Court record 2015 no 33SA] 
Law Society of Ireland (applicant)
Heather Perrin (respondent)
On 18 November 2014, the Solicitors  Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent guilty of  professional misconduct in that she: 
1)   Was convicted before  Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of an offence of making a gain or causing a loss  by deception, contrary to section 6 of the Criminal Justice  (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 and, on  28 November 2012, was sentenced to a term of two-and-a-half years’ imprisonment,  to date from 28 November 2012,
2)   Was convicted by the  Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of an offence of false accounting, contrary to section  10(1)(c) and (3) of the Criminal Justice (Theft and  Fraud Offences) Act 2001 and, on 13 March  2013, was sentenced to a term of two years’ imprisonment, to date from 22  February 2013. 
The tribunal ordered that the matter go  forward to the High Court and, on 20 April 2015, the President of the High  Court made the following order:
1)   An order striking the  name of the respondent off the Roll of Solicitors,
2)   An order that the respondent pay whole of the costs of the Society, to be taxed by a taxing  master of the High Court in default of agreement.
The respondent's name had  previously been struck off the Roll of Solicitors by order of the High Court on  3 February 2014.