Solicitor Disciplinary Tribunal Decisions

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Back to listDetails for Greg (otherwise John G) Casey
Name
Greg (otherwise John G) Casey
Address
Casey & Co, North Main Street, Bandon, Co Cork
Date of Order
12/01/2015
Decision
 
In the matter of Greg (otherwise John  G) Casey, formerly practising in the solicitors’ firm of Casey & Co, North  Main Street, Bandon, Co Cork, and in the matter of the Solicitors  Acts 1954-2011 [5355/DT06/09 and 2014 no 158  SA]
Law Society of Ireland  (applicant)
Greg (otherwise John G) Casey  (respondent solicitor)
On 3 July 2014, the Solicitors  Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in  his practice as a solicitor in that he: 
1)    Failed to act on the  complainant’s instructions to obtain an injunction and/or compensation due to  the implementation of the European Union ban on drift-net fishing for tuna, 
2)    Retained papers and files  and refused to return these to the complainant and/or the Irish Tuna  Association to enable them to instruct new solicitors to carry out the work  that the respondent solicitor failed to do, 
3)    Failed to adequately answer  correspondence and telephone calls from the complainant and/or the Irish Tuna  Association in relation to the case from the receipt of instructions in 2002  until the complaint was lodged with the Society,  
4)    Failed to adequately answer  correspondence from the Law Society in relation to this matter and, in  particular, letters from the Society dated 15 July 2005, 28 July 2005, 9 August  2005, 17 August 2005, 13 September 2005, 28 September 2005, 6 October 2005 and  12 October 2005 respectively,
5)    Failed to comply with the  requirements of the notice issued pursuant to section 10 of the Solicitors (Amendment) Act  1994, dated 29 March 2007, requiring delivery to the Society within ten  days of service all documents relating to the complaint of the complainant. 
The tribunal ordered that the matter go  forward to the High Court, and the President of the High Court, on 12 January  2015, made the following orders:
1)    That the name of the  respondent solicitor shall be struck from the Roll of Solicitors, 
2)    That 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, to be taxed in default of agreement.