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• 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
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.
It was further ordered that the
solicitor pay the Society's costs.
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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.
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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.
IR£
John Kieran Brennan,
300.00
Mayfield,
Enniscorthy,
Co. Wexford.
Michael Collier,
2, Ross Terrace,
Malahide,
Co. Dublin.
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.
Donough
O'Connor,
22, Lower Leeson
Street,
Dublin 2.
Anthony O'Ma Iley,
James Street,
Westport,
Co. Mayo.
John J. O'Reilly,
7, Farnham Street,
Cavan.
Total
£51,200.73
10,108.93
6,398.85
25,000.00
3,462.00
2,960.00
1,536.00
150.75
1,284.20
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