Solicitor Disciplinary Tribunal Decisions

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Name
Patrick McCarthy
Address
McCarthy & Co, Second Floor, Building 1000, City Gate, Mahon, Cork
Date of Order
08/04/2013
Decision
 
In the matter of Patrick McCarthy, solicitor, formerly practising as McCarthy & Co, Second Floor, Building 1000, City Gate, Mahon, Cork, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2011 [7748/DT120/11 and High Court record no 2013/41 SA]
   Law Society of Ireland (applicant)
   Patrick McCarthy (respondent solicitor)
  
 On 5 July 2012, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in his practice as a solicitor in that he: 
 a)     Failed to stamp and register a deed of conveyance in a timely manner or at all,
 b)     Severely prejudiced his clients by allowing interest and penalties to accrue in relation to the non-stamping of the deed,
 c)     Misled his clients,
 d)     Misled his clients’ new solicitor,
 e)     Failed to reply to correspondence from the Society,
 f)      Failed to attend a meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee when required to do so. 
  
 The tribunal ordered that the matter go forward to the High Court, and the President of the High Court, on 8 April 2013, made the following orders:
 a)     That the name of the respondent solicitor be struck from the Roll of Solicitors,
 b)     That the Society do recover the costs of the proceedings before the High Court and the costs of the proceedings before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal as against the respondent solicitor, to be taxed in default of agreement.