Solicitor Disciplinary Tribunal Decisions

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Name
John Kilraine
Address
Kilraine & Company, Solicitors, Nile Lodge Corner, Galway
Date of Order
13/01/2014
Decision
 
In the matter of John Kilraine, a solicitor previously practising as Kilraine & Company, Solicitors, at Nile Lodge Corner, Galway, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2011 [6868/DT81/12 and 2013 no 103SA] 
   Law Society of Ireland (applicant)
   John Kilraine (respondent solicitor) 
  
 On 28 February 2013, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in his practice as a solicitor in that he: 
 a)     Misappropriated client moneys over a period of two years,
 b)     Misappropriated trust moneys from the client account in the file of a named client totalling €63,812,
 c)     Improperly cleared out the client account in June 2007 and left an overdraft thereon,
 d)     Improperly cleared out the client account again by 6 May 2008,
 e)     Allowed a deficit of €110,005 on the client account as of 8 June 2007,
 f)      Allowed a minimum deficit of €154,407.45 on the client account as of 6 May 2008,
 g)     Failed to stamp a deed, notwithstanding that €51,450 was received from clients in December 2007 for that purpose,
 h)     Failed to keep proper books of account, having failed to write up same post 28 February 2006.
  
 The tribunal directed the Society to bring the matter forward to the President of the High Court and the President of the High Court, on 13 January 2014, ordered that the name of the respondent solicitor be struck from the Roll of Solicitors.