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Jacqueline M Durcan Durcans Solicitors, 1 Hazel Grove, Spencer Park, Castlebar, Co Mayo 13/02/2012 In the matter of Jacqueline M Durcan, solicitor, formerly practising as Durcans Solicitors, no 1 Hazel Grove, Spencer Park, Castlebar, Co Mayo, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2011 [7083/DT46/11 and 2012 no 8 SA] Law Society of Ireland (applicant) Jacqueline M Durcan (respondent solicitor) On 15 November 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 within a reasonable time or at all with her undertaking given to the complainant dated 3 May 2005, in which she undertook to put a first legal charge in place on a named property in Castlebar, Co Mayo, in favour of ACC Bank Plc in respect of a named client, b) Failed to reply adequately or at all to the complainant’s correspondence, in particular, letters dated 11 February 2008, 6 June 2008, 29 September 2009, 10 February 2010 and 12 March 2010 respectively, c) Failed to comply with her undertaking given to the Complaints and Client Relations Committee at its meeting on 1 October 2010, whereby she undertook to lodge the stamped deed of mortgage and deed of conveyance with the Registry of Deeds within 14 days and, within the same time, to furnish the Society with a copy of her letter to the Registry of Deeds and a copy of the deeds submitted for registration, d) Failed to reply adequately or at all to the Society’s correspondence dated 16 April 2010, 11 May 2010, 28 June 2010, 19 July 2010, 4 October 2010, 20 October 2010 and 22 November 2010. The tribunal was of the opinion that: a) The respondent solicitor is not a fit person to be a member of the solicitors’ profession, b) The name of the respondent solicitor be struck off the Roll of Solicitors, c) The respondent solicitor make a contribution of €5,000 towards the costs of the Law Society of Ireland. On foot of an application to the President of the High Court, the following orders were made on 13 February 2012: 1) That the name of the respondent solicitor be struck from the Roll of Solicitors, 2) That the Society do recover the costs of the proceedings against the respondent solicitor when taxed or ascertained. Details for Jacqueline M Durcan
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