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GAZETTE
MARCH 1993
Disciplinary Cases
Re: Roderick St. John Walshe
185 Fortfield Road,
Terenure, Dublin 6.
31 SA /1990
Application for restoration to the
Roll - opposed by the Law Society
- granted subject to conditions
On 13 January, 1993, the acting
President of the High Court, granted
an application by Roderick St. John
Walshe to be restored to the Roll of
Solicitors, subject to the condition
that he would be entitled to apply
for a practising certificate only as an
assistant solicitor to a solicitor of
not less than ten years standing, and
subject also to an arrangement with
the Compensation Fund Committee
to repay any debts due to the Fund,
or former clients, out of his salary
in such amounts as deemed fit by
the Committee. Counsel on behalf of
the solicitor agreed to the imposition
of conditions.
Re: Greg O'Neill
21 Clare Street, Dublin 2.
15 SA/1992
Petition to strike off -
missappropriation of clients monies
- breaches of Solicitors Accounts
Regulations - censure and
restrictions on practising certificate
imposed.
On 12 January, 1992, the acting
President of the High Court refused
the petition of the Society to strike
Greg O'Neill off the Roll of
Solicitors.
The Court had before it the report
of the Disciplinary Committee of its
hearing on 25 February, 1992, in
which the committee made a finding
that the solicitor had been guilty of
misconduct tending to bring the
profession into disrepute in that the
solicitor had, inter alia,
misappropriated clients' funds and
committed breaches of the Solicitors
Accounts Regulations.
The High Court ordered that the
solicitor be censured. An ancilliary
order was made that as and from 30
April, 1993, he cease to practise
other than as an assistant solicitor to
a solicitor of not less than ten years'
standing.
Re: Peter McGarry
Cregg Road, Glenamaddy,
Co. Galway.
14/SA 1992
Petition to strike-off -
misappropriation of clients' funds -
falsifying ledger accounts - false
statements to the Compensation
Fund Committee.
On 12 January, 1993, the President
of the High Court made an Order
striking the name of Peter McGarry
off the Roll of Solicitors. The Court
had before it the report of the
Disciplinary Committee of an
enquiry held on 8 August, 1991, 3
December, 1991 and 21 January,
1992. The Committee found that the
solicitor was guilty of conduct
tending to bring the profession into
dispute, in that he, inter alia,
• misappropriated a client's monies
in the sum of £9,000 and applied
same for his personal use,
• falsified the ledger account of the
said client,
• made a false statement concerning
the misappropriation to the
Compensation Fund Committee
of the Society,
• improperly lodged client's monies,
received to cover outlay, to the
office account of the practice,
Costs were awarded to the Society.
Re: John B. Doheriy
8 Lower Main Street, Letterkenny,
Co. Donegal.
35 SA/1992
Petition to strike-off - delay in
administration of an estate -
restrictions on practising certificate
imposed.
36 SA/1992
Fine - delay in completion of title
- failure to reply to Society's
correspondence and enquiry.
The two matters were heard together
on 19 January, 1993.
The Court had before it the report
of an enquiry held by the
Disciplinary Committee on 7 July,
1992 and 4 August, 1992. The
Disciplinary Committee found that
the solicitor was guilty of
misconduct in that, inter alia:
• he delayed in the completion of
the administration of an estate,
• he failed to keep his client
adequately advised as to the
progress of the administration,
• he failed to attend meetings of
the Registrar's Committee of the
Society in relation to a complaint.
The Court accepted and incorporated
into its order an undertaking by the
solicitor, inter alia, not to practise save
as an assistant solicitor in the
employment of a solicitor of not less
than ten years standing approved by
the Society.
The Court also had before it the
report of the Disciplinary Committee
of an enquiry held on 7 July, 1992
and 4 August, 1992, in which the
Disciplinary Committee found that
the solicitor was guilty of conduct
tending to bring the profession into
disrepute in that, inter alia,