The Gazette 1996

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The Disciplinary Committee Annual
Report for 1995/1996
Committee: Walter Beatty, Chairman
WB Allen
Clare Connellan
Andrew O Donnelly
Terence Dixon
Michael Hogan
Donal Kelliher
Eugene McCague
Moya Quinlan
Grattan d' Ester re Roberts
Between l September 1995 and
31 October 1996 the Disciplinary
Committee met on 11 occasions.
The following applications were dealt
with as follows by the committee during
this period:
Law Society
At Hearing
Misconduct with
No misconduct 2
Leave to withdraw after
inquiry directed 4
Referred back to the
Adjourned I
Adjourned generally 2
Private
No prima facie decision I
No prima facie decision made
New application made
to the Disciplinary Tribunal I
Prima facie decision adjourned 2
At Hearing
No misconduct l
Leave to withdraw after
inquiry directed 2
Adjourned 5
SUBJECT MATTER OF
COMPLAINTS
Civil claims
Conveyancing
Probate
In previous years it was customary
to outline some of the main grounds
upon which the committee found
misconduct. In view of the fact that
the results of hearings before the
President of the High Court are
now published in the Law
Society Gazette the necessity of setting
out these grounds is no longer
necessary.
THE HIGH COURT
Cases presented to the High Court
between 1 September 1995 and 31
October 1996 23
Struck off the Roll of Solicitors
with costs 11
Practising certificate to be
issued subject to conditions 1
Censured, fined £ 1,000 and costs 1
Censured and costs 4
Censured 1
Costs 3
Remitted to the Disciplinary
Committee 1
No order made
Awaiting presentation to the
High Court 1
The Disciplinary Committee has now
been superseded by the Disciplinary
Tribunal. Applications made from 12
May 1995 must come before the
Disciplinary Tribunal which came into
operation pursuant to SI No 124 of
1995.
22 November 1996.
Walter Beatty,
Chairman
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