Solicitor Disciplinary Tribunal Decisions

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Name
Aiden Barry
Address
Aiden Barry Solicitor, Roche House, 8 Bank Place, Limerick, Co Limerick
Date of Order
28/04/2014
Decision
 
In the matter of Aiden Barry, solicitor, formerly practising  as Aiden Barry Solicitor, Roche House, 8 Bank Place, Limerick, Co Limerick, and  in the matter of the Solicitors Acts  1954-2011 [7243/DT96/13 and High Court record  2014 no 50 SA]
Law Society of Ireland  (applicant)
Aiden Barry (respondent  solicitor)
On 7 January 2014, the  Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of  misconduct in his practice as a solicitor in that he:
a)      Failed  to refund the sum of €18,000 to a named client in a timely fashion or at all, 
b)      Failed  to account to a named client in a timely fashion or at all,
c)      Failed  to respond adequately or at all to the Society’s correspondence, in particular  letters dated 7 November 2011, 23 November 2011, 7 December 2011, 20 December  2011, 14 February 2012, 29 February 2012, 14 March 2012, 2 April 2012, 19 April  2012 and 24 April 2012 respectively,
d)      Failed  to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee on 11  September 2012, despite being required to do so,
e)      Failed  to respond in a timely fashion to requests from a named client and his new  solicitor to hand over the files,
f)      Released  monies held for the payment of stamp duty to a named client, despite having given  an undertaking to the complainant’s lending institution.
The tribunal ordered  that the matter go forward to the High Court, and the President of the High  Court, on 28 April 2014, made the following orders:
a)      That  the name of the respondent solicitor shall be struck from the Roll of  Solicitors,
b)      That  the respondent pay the Society the costs of the High Court proceedings and the  costs of the proceedings before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, to  include witness expenses to be taxed in default of agreement.