The Gazette 1993

GAZETTE

APRIL . 1993

Compensation Fund — Payments Approved, January 1993 The following claim amounts were admitted by the Compensation Fund Committee and approved for payment by the Council of the Law Society at its meeting on 22 January, 1993.

Censure - failure to reply to correspondence of Society, failure to furnish explanation re a complaint. On 13 January, 1993, the acting President of the High Court, ordered that Michael Mooney, solicitor, stand censured regarding his conduct as a solicitor. The Court had before it the report of the enquiry of the Disciplinary Committee held on 28 July, 1992 in which it was found that the solicitor was guilty of conduct tending to bring the profession into disrepute in that • he failed to reply to correspondence of the Society in regard to a complaint, • he failed to furnish any explanation to the Society in relation to the complaint. International Society for Sports Law Efforts are underway to establish an International Society for Sports Law (ISSL). The ISSL aims to encourage the establishment of national associations to organise worldwide and regional meetings and to promote research and publications. The ISSL also intends to provide a bulletin for members, an international journal for sports law and, eventually, an international encyclopaedia of sports law. Daniel Spring of Spring Murray, Solicitors, 4 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4, has agreed to join in the effort to launch the ISSL. Any member of the profession interested in becoming involved in a national association for sports law should contact him. • It was further ordered that the solicitor pay the Society's costs.

• he delayed in the completion of a client's title to property, failed to take adequate steps to progress the matter, and failed to respond to the repeated queries of his client regarding the matter. • he failed to reply to the Society's correspondence. • he failed to comply with the undertaking to the Registrar's Committee that he would resolve the matter. • he failed to attend a meeting of the Registrar's Committee on 16 January, 1993. • he misled a complainant by stating untruthfully that a deed had been registered when it had not. The Court further ordered that the solicitor pay a fine of £1,500 to the Society. Costs were awarded to the Society. Re: Michael Mooney Main Street, Milford, Co. Donegal. 30SA/1992 Fine - failure to reply to Society's correspondence - failure to furnish explanation re a complaint. On Wednesday, 13 January, 1993, the acting President of the High Court, ordered that Michael Mooney, solicitor, pay a fine to the Law Society in the sum of £200. The Court had before it the report of the Disciplinary Committee of its enquiry held on 28 July, 1992 at which it found that the solicitor was guilty of conduct tending to bring the profession into disrepute in that he failed to reply to the correspondence of the Society in regard to a complaint by a client or to furnish any explanation in relation to same. It was also ordered that the solicitor pay the Society's costs. Re: Michael Mooney, Main Street, Milford, Co. Donegal 31 SA/1992

IR£

John Kieran Brennan,

300.00

Mayfield, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

Michael Collier, 2, Ross Terrace, Malahide, Co. Dublin.

10,108.93

Diarmuid Corrigan, 6, St. Agnes Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12. Christopher Forde, 52, O'Connell Street, Ennis, Co. Clare. Thomas J. Furlong, Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. Conor Killeen & Elio Malocco, Chatham House, Chatham Street, Dublin 2. 22, Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2. Anthony O'Ma Iley, James Street, Westport, Co. Mayo. John J. O'Reilly, 7, Farnham Street, Cavan. Total Donough O'Connor,

6,398.85

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25,000.00

3,462.00

2,960.00

1,536.00

150.75

1,284.20

£51,200.73

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