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Name
John JA Rynne
Address
Rynne Hanrahan & Associates, Abbington House, 4 Limerick Road, Ennis, Co Clare, and Hanrahan Rynne Solicitors, 3B Riverside Business Park, Ennis, Co Clare
Date of Order
30/06/2014
Decision
 
In the matter of John JA Rynne, solicitor, formerly  practising as Rynne Hanrahan & Associates, Abbington House, 4 Limerick  Road, Ennis, Co Clare, and in the firm of Hanrahan Rynne Solicitors, 3B  Riverside Business Park, Ennis, Co Clare, and in the matter of the Solicitors  Acts 1954-2011 [7318/DT81/13 and High Court record 2014 no 71 SA]
Law Society of Ireland (applicant)
John Rynne (respondent solicitor)
On 27 March 2014, the Solicitors  Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in  his practice as a solicitor in that he:
1)   Failed within a  reasonable time, expeditiously, or at all to comply with an undertaking dated 2  April 2003 given by him to the complainant, on behalf of a named client, over  property at Ennis, Co Clare,
2)   Failed to respond  adequately or at all to the Society’s correspondence in relation to the  complaint of a named client and, in particular, letters dated 13 March 2012, 11  April 2012, and 25 April 2012 respectively,
3)   Failed to comply  expeditiously, within a reasonable time, or at all with a direction of the  Complaints and Client Relations Committee meeting on 15 May 2012, as extended  to 4 September 2012, in respect of a named client,
4)   Failed to attend a  meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee in respect of the complainant’s  complaint regarding a named client on 26 June 2012, despite being required to  do so,
5)   Failed to attend a  meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee in respect of the complainant’s  complaint regarding a named client on 4 September 2012, despite being required  to do so;
6)   Failed to attend a  meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee in respect of the complainant’s  complaint regarding a named client on 16 October 2012, despite being required  to do so;
7)   Failed within a  reasonable time, expeditiously, or at all to comply with an undertaking dated  20 May 2004 given by him to the complainant, on behalf of a named client, over  property at Sixmilebridge, Co Clare,
8)   Failed to respond  adequately or at all to the Society’s correspondence in relation to the  complaint of a named client and, in particular, letters dated 13 March 2012, 11  April 2012, and 25 April 2012 respectively,
9)   Failed to comply  expeditiously, within a reasonable time, or at all with a direction of the  Complaints and Client Relations Committee meeting on 15 May 2012, as extended  to 4 September 2012, in respect of a named client,
10) Failed to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations  Committee in respect of the complainant’s complaint regarding a named client on  26 June 2012, despite being required to do so,
11) Failed to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations  Committee in respect of the complainant’s complaint regarding a named client on  4 September 2012, despite being required to do so,
12) Failed to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations  Committee in respect of the complainant’s complaint regarding a named client on  16 October 2012, despite being required to do so; 
13) Failed within a reasonable time, expeditiously, or at all to  comply with an undertaking dated 6 August 2004 given by him to the complainant,  on behalf of named clients, over property at Quin, Co Clare,
14) Failed to respond adequately or at all to the Society’s  correspondence in relation to the complaint of named clients and, in particular,  letters dated 13 March 2012, 11 April 2012 and 25 April 2012 respectively,
15) Failed to comply expeditiously, within a reasonable time, or at  all with a direction of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee meeting  on 15 May 2012, as extended to 4 September 2012, in respect of named clients,
16) Failed to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations  Committee in respect of the complainant’s complaint regarding named clients on  26 June 2012, despite being required to do so,
17) Failed to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations  Committee in respect of the complainant’s complaint regarding named clients on  4 September 2012, despite being required to do so,
18) Failed to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations  Committee in respect of the complainant’s complaint regarding named clients on  16 October 2012, despite being required to do so, 
19) Failed within a reasonable time, expeditiously, or at all to  comply with an undertaking dated 27 September 2007 given by him to the  complainant, on behalf of a named client, over property at Ennis, Co Clare,
20) Failed to respond adequately or at all to the Society’s  correspondence in relation to the complaint of a named client and, in  particular, letters dated 13 March 2012, 11 April 2012, and 25 April 2012 respectively,
21) Failed to comply expeditiously, within a reasonable time, or at  all with a direction of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee meeting  on 15 May 2012, as extended to 4 September 2012, in respect of a named client,
22) Failed to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations  Committee in respect of the complainant’s complaint regarding a named client on  26 June 2012, despite being required to do so,
23) Failed to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations  Committee in respect of the complainant’s complaint regarding a named client on  4 September 2012, despite being required to do so,
24) Failed to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations  Committee in respect of the complainant’s complaint on 16 October 2012, despite  being required to do so, 
25) Failed within a reasonable time, expeditiously, or at all to  comply with an undertaking dated 18 October 2007 given by him to the  complainant, on behalf of named clients, over property at Ennis, Co Clare,
26) Failed to respond adequately or at all to the Society’s  correspondence in relation to the complaint of named clients and, in particular,  letters dated 13 March 2012, 11 April 2012, and 25 April 2012 respectively,
27) Failed to comply expeditiously, within a reasonable time or at  all with a direction of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee meeting  on 15 May 2012, as extended to 4 September 2012, in respect of named clients,
28) Failed to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations  Committee in respect of the complainant’s complaint regarding named clients on  26 June 2012, despite being required to do so,
29) Failed to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations  Committee in respect of the complainant’s complaint regarding named clients on  4 September 2012, despite being required to do so,
30) Failed to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations  Committee in respect of the complainant’s complaint on 16 October 2012, despite  being required to do so, 
31) Failed within a reasonable time, expeditiously, or at all to  comply with an undertaking dated 20 July 2010 given by him to the complainant, on  behalf of a named client, over property at Inagh, Co Clare,
32) Failed to respond adequately or at all to the Society’s  correspondence in relation to the complaint of a named client and, in  particular, letters dated 13 March 2012, 11 April 2012, and 25 April 2012  respectively,
33) Failed to comply expeditiously, within a reasonable time, or at  all with a direction of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee meeting  on 15 May 2012, as extended to 4 September 2012, in respect of a named client,
34) Failed to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations  Committee in respect of the complainant’s complaint regarding a named client on  26 June 2012, despite being required to do so,
35) Failed to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations  Committee in respect of the complainant’s complaint regarding a named client on  4 September 2012, despite being required to do so,
36) Failed to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations  Committee in respect of the complainant’s complaint regarding a named client on  16 October 2012, despite being required to do so.
The tribunal ordered that the matter go  forward to the High Court, and the President of the High Court, on 30 June  2014, made the following orders:
1)   That the name of the  respondent solicitor shall be struck from the Roll of Solicitors,
2)   That the respondent  do pay to the applicant the costs of the proceedings before the Solicitors  Disciplinary Tribunal, to include witness expenses, to be taxed in default of  agreement,
3)   That the respondent  do pay to the applicant the costs of the High Court proceedings, to be taxed in  default of agreement.