Solicitor Disciplinary Tribunal Decisions

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Name
John Martin Carr
Address
Rhatigan & Co, Solicitors, Liosbaun House, Tuam Road, Galway City, Galway
Date of Order
12/01/2015
Decision
 
In the matter of John Martin  Carr, solicitor, formerly practising in the firm of Rhatigan & Co,  Solicitors, Liosbaun House, Tuam Road, Galway City, Galway, and in the matter  of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2011 [4214/DT142/12  and High Court record 2014 no 110 SA]
Law Society of Ireland  (applicant)
John Martin Carr (respondent  solicitor)
On 25 July 2013, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent  solicitor guilty of misconduct in his practice as a solicitor in that he:
1)   Failed to  comply expeditiously, within a reasonable time, or at all with an undertaking  given by him dated 10 May 2006 to ACC Bank plc, 
2)   Failed to  comply expeditiously, within a reasonable time, or at all with an undertaking  given by him dated 26 November 2006 to ACC Bank plc,
3)   Failed to reply  adequately or at all to the complainant’s correspondence, in particular letters  dated 26 August 2010, 27 September 2010, 13 December 2010 and 7 June 2011  respectively, 
4)   Failed to  respond adequately or at all to the Society’s correspondence and, in particular,  letters dated 15 June 2011, 1 November 2011, 7 December 2011, 5 March 2012, 20  March 2012 and 3 April 2012 respectively,
5)   Failed to  comply with the direction of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee  meeting dated 2 May 2012 to pay a contribution towards the cost of the  Society’s investigations in the sum of €550.
The tribunal ordered that the matter go forward to the High Court and,  on 12 January 2015, the President of the High Court ordered that the  name of the respondent solicitor be struck off the Roll of Solicitors.