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Details for Katherine MA Ryan

Name

Katherine MA Ryan

Address

Ryan & Company, Solicitors, 42 Woodley Park, Kilmacud, Dublin 14

Date of Order

24/10/2011

Decision

In the matter of Katherine MA Ryan, a solicitor 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/DT96/09, 6970/DT99/09, 6970/DT111/09 and the High Court record no 2011 no 9SA]

Law Society of Ireland (applicant)

Katherine MA Ryan (respondent solicitor)

On 13 October 2010, in disciplinary matter 6970/DT96/09, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in her practice as a solicitor in that she failed to respond in a timely manner to the Society’s correspondence and, in particular, the Society’s letters of 14 January 2009, 12 March 2009 and 24 June 2009 in a timely manner or at all.

On 13 October 2010, in disciplinary matter 6970/DT99/09, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in her practice as a solicitor in that she:

a) Up to the date of the referral of this matter to the tribunal, failed to comply with an undertaking given to the complainants, IIB Homeloans (now known as KBC Homeloans), on 9 August 2006 in a timely manner or at all,

b) Failed to reply to the Society’s correspondence and, in particular, the Society’s letters of 2 October 2008, 14 October 2008, 22 October 2008, 12 November 2008, 26 November 2008, 12 December 2008, 6 January 2009, 14 January 2009, 9 March 2009, and 16 April 2009 in a timely manner or at all,

c) Failed to comply with the direction of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee made on 29 May 2009 to furnish within ten days a full report on the complaint file, supported by vouching documentation, and to furnish an updated report by 26 June 2009 in a timely manner or at all.

On 13 October 2010, in disciplinary matter 6970/DT111/09, 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 dated 15 November 1998 in respect of a named property in Dublin 3, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner or at all,

b) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 20 June 2000, furnished in respect of a named property in Dublin 7, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner,

c) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 23 April 2003 in respect of a named property in Co Wicklow, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner or at all,

d) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 29 March 2004 in respect of a named property in Co Dublin, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner or at all,

e) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 28 April 2004 in respect of a named property in Co Kildare, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner or at all,

f) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 10 December 2004 in respect of a named property in Co Meath, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner,

g) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 20 May 2005 in respect of a named property in Co Dublin, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner or at all,

h) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 1 December 2005 in respect of a named property in Dublin 12, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner,

i) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 1 December 2005 in respect of a named property in Co Kilkenny, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner or at all,

j) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 6 September 2005 in respect of a named property in Co Cork, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner,

k) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 1 February 2006 in respect of a named property in Co Dublin, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner or at all,

l) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 24 February 2006 in respect of a named property in Co Wicklow, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner or at all,

m) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 28 March 2006 in respect of a named property in Co Dublin, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner or at all,

n) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 29 September 2006 in respect of a named property in Co Meath, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner or at all,

o) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 23 November 2006 in respect of a named property in Dublin 24, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner or at all,

p) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 1 May 2007 in respect of a named property in Dublin 15, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner or at all,

q) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 31 July 2007 in respect of a named property in Dublin 8, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner or at all,

r) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 30 October 2007 in respect of a named property in Dublin 15, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner or at all,

s) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 7 May 2008 in respect of named properties in Dublin 18, Dublin 20, Dublin 8 and Dublin 18, furnished to Irish life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner or at all,

t) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 9 June 2008 in respect of a property in Dublin 22, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner,

u) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 24 July 2008 in respect of another named property in Co Wicklow, furnished to Irish Life and Permanent plc, in a timely manner or at all,

v) Failed to furnish a report on each file within ten days of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee meeting of 29 May 2009 and failed to furnish a progress report for the Complaints and Client Relations Committee on or before 26 June 2009, as directed by the Complaints and Client Relations Committee.

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, having made findings of misconduct in relation to the above three disciplinary matters, recommended that the Society bring the matter forward to the President of the High Court with a recommendation that the respondent solicitor was not a fit person to be a member of the solicitors’ profession and that the name of the respondent solicitor be struck off the Roll of Solicitors and that the respondent solicitor pay the whole of the costs of the Society, including witnesses’ expenses, to be taxed by a taxing master of the High Court in default of agreement.

On 24 October 2011, the President of the High Court ordered that the name of the respondent solicitor be struck off the Roll of Solicitors and that the 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 solicitor when taxed or ascertained.