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Name
Katherine MA Ryan
Address
Ryan & Company, 42 Woodley Park, Kilmacud, Dublin 14
Date of Order
26/03/2012
Decision
 
In the matter of Katherine MA Ryan, a solicitor formerly practising under the style and title of Ryan & Company, Solicitors, at 42 Woodley Park, Kilmacud, Dublin 14, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2008 [6970/DT77/10; 6970/DT78/10; 6970/DT111/10; 6970/DT120/10; 6970/DT121/10 and High Court record no 2012 no 22SA]
 Law Society of Ireland (applicant)
 Katherine MA Ryan (respondent solicitor) 
  
 6970/DT77/10
 On 25 October 2011, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in her practice as a solicitor in that she: 
 a)     Failed to furnish evidence that she had stamped and registered her client’s title to the property at Amiens Street, Dublin 1, which he purchased in 2006, in a timely manner or at all,
 b)     Failed to return the deeds relating to that property to the complainant’s bank in a timely manner or at all,
 c)     Failed to respond to the Society’s letter of 23 February 2010 in a timely manner or at all,
 d)     Failed to attend the meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations committee on 25 March 2010, despite being required to do so by letter dated 10 March 2010.
  
 6970/DT78/10 
 On 25 October 2011, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in her practice as a solicitor in that she: 
 a)     Failed to comply with an undertaking given to the complainant bank on 22 September 2004 in a timely manner or at all,
 b)     Failed to reply adequately and in a timely manner to the Society’s correspondence and, in particular, the Society’s letters of 24 July 2009 and 29 September 2009 in a timely manner or at all,
 c)     Failed to comply with the direction of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee made at its meeting on 20 October 2009 that she make a contribution of €550 towards the costs incurred by the Society as a result of her failure to respond to its correspondence.
  
 6970/DT111/10 
 On 25 October 2011, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in her practice as a solicitor in that she: 
 a)     Failed to respond to the Society’s letter of 23 February 2010,
 b)     Failed to attend the meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee on 25 March, despite being required to do so by letter dated 10 March 2010.
  
 6970/DT120/10
 On 25 October 2011, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in her practice as a solicitor in that she: 
 a)     Failed to comply with the direction of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee made at its meeting on 29 May 2009 that she furnish a progress report and vouching documentation in relation to the complaint within ten days and a further progress report by 26 June 2009,
 b)     Failed to comply in full, in a timely fashion or at all with the direction of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee made at its meeting on 10 July 2009 to refund all professional fees paid by the client to the solicitor within 21 days,
 c)     Failed to attend the Complaints and Client Relations Committee meeting of 29 March 2010, despite being required to do so,
 d)     Failed to reply to the Society’s correspondence in a timely manner or at all and, in particular, letters of 9 July 2008, 24 July 2008, 26 July 2008, 17 September 2008, 15 October 2008, 6 November 2008, 5 December 2008, 7 January 2009, 6 March 2009, 30 March 2009, 23 April 2009 and 23 February 2010.
  
 6970/DT121/10
 On 25 October 2011, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in her practice as a solicitor in that she: 
 a)     Failed to advise the complainant that her case was statute barred and led the complainant to believe that proceedings were in being and that her case was being processed,
 b)     Sought instructions from the complainant on a settlement offer without informing the complainant that she, the solicitor, was the source of this offer,
 c)     Failed to attend the meeting of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee on 10 June 2010, despite being required to do so, 
 d)     By her reckless disregard for the interests of her client, brought the profession into disrepute.
  
 Having heard these five matters, the tribunal recommended that the matter be sent forward to the President of the High Court and, in proceedings record number 2012 no 22SA, the President of the High Court on 26 March 2012 made an order:
 a)     That the name of the respondent solicitor shall be struck from the Roll of Solicitors,
 b)     That the Law Society do recover the costs of the High Court proceedings and the costs of the proceedings before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal as against the respondent when taxed or ascertained.