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Adam A Suzin Adam A Suzin & Co, Solicitors, 6 Keon’s Terrace, Longford, Co Longford 08/07/2013 In the matter of Adam A Suzin, a solicitor formerly practising as Adam A Suzin & Co, Solicitors, 6 Keon’s Terrace, Longford, Co Longford, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2008 [10064/DT103/11 and High Court record no 2013/59SA] Law Society of Ireland (applicant) Adam A Suzin (respondent solicitor) On 10 April 2013, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in his practice as a solicitor in that he: a) Failed to pay stamp duty to a named firm of solicitors, either at all or in a timely manner, to enable the firm to comply with their undertaking to a named bank, b) Failed to comply with outstanding matters, either at all or in a timely manner, to enable a named firm of solicitors to comply with their undertaking to a named bank, c) Permitted and/or had knowledge of the fact that two undertakings came into being in respect of the same property at the same time, without taking any or any sufficient steps to alert the solicitors and/or the financial institutions involved to the situation, d) Failed to respond to correspondence from the Society, either in a timely manner or at all, and in particular to all or some letters dated 27 April 2010, 29 June 2010, 26 July 2010, 10 August 2010 and 1 September 2010, e) Failed without reasonable excuse to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee on 22 September 2010, as required by letter from the Society dated 10 September 2010, f) Failed without reasonable excuse to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee on 27 October 2010, as required by order of the High Court dated 18 October 2010, g) Failed without reasonable excuse to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee on 14 December 2010 as directed by the committee on 27 October 2010, h) Failed without reasonable excuse to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee on 16 February 2011 as directed by the committee on 14 December 2010. The tribunal referred the matter to the High Court and, on 8 July 2013, Mr Justice O’Neill made the following orders: a) That the name of the respondent solicitor 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. Details for Adam A Suzin
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