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Details for Ciaran R Callan

Name

Ciaran R Callan

Address

Callan & Company, Solicitors, River Bank House, Dodder Park Drive, Dublin 14

Date of Order

13/07/2009

Decision

In the matter of Ciaran R Callan, a solicitor formerly practising as Callan & Company, Solicitors, River Bank House, Dodder Park Drive, Dublin 14, and in the matter of the

Solicitors Acts 1954-2008 [4316/DT13/08 and High Court record no 2009 no 77 SA]

Law Society of Ireland (applicant)
Ciaran R Callan (respondent solicitor)

On 25 June 2008, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in his practice as a solicitor in that he:
a) Failed to honour an undertaking given to the complainant contained in a letter of 29 September 2000, whereby he undertook to furnish a certificate of compliance relating to a transaction between his named client and the complainant’s named clients in respect of a named property,
b) Failed to provide an adequate response to the complainant’s enquiries and, in particular, to the complainant’s letters dated 19 February 2001, 12 March 2001, 25 April 2001, 11 May 2001, 21 June 2001, 9 August 2001, 14 November 2001, 28 February 2002, 16 August 2002, 3 September 2002, 5 December 2002, 3 March 2005 and 16 August 2005 respectively,
c) Persisted to misrepresent the position in relation to an undertaking by giving assurances to the complainant, which subsequently were not honoured, by letters dated 5 March 2002 and 21 August 2002,
d) Failed to honour an undertaking given to the Complaints and Client Relations Committee on 12 September 2007, whereby he undertook to send a written report to the Society by 3 October 2007 regarding the current position in relation to compliance with the undertakings previously given by him to the complainant,
e) Failed to provide any adequate response to the Society’s enquiries during this investigation and, in particular, failed to respond properly or at all to the Society’s letters of 21 November 2005, 8 June 2006, 30 June 2006, 20 July 2006, 17 August 2006, 31 August 2006, 19 October 2006, 3 November 2006, 13 November 2006, 24 April 2007, 30 April 2007, 31 May 2007, 11 June 2007 respectively.

The tribunal directed:
a) That the respondent solicitor is not a fit person to be a member of the solicitors’ profession,
b) That the name of the respondent solicitor be struck off the Roll of Solicitors,
c) That the respondent solicitor pay the whole of the costs of the Law Society of Ireland, including witness expenses, to be taxed by a taxing master of the High Court in default of agreement.

The tribunal directed that the matter be referred forward to the High Court and, on 13 July 2009, the President of the High Court ordered:
1) That the name of the respondent solicitor shall be struck from the Roll of Solicitors,
2) That the Law Society do recover the costs of the proceedings herein and the costs of the proceedings before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal as against the respondent when taxed or ascertained.