Niall O'Kelly
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In the matter of Niall O’Kelly, a solicitor previously practising as Niall O’Kelly, Solicitors, 52 Fortfield Park, Terenure, Dublin 6W, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2011 [5202/DT145/13 and High Court record 2015 no 2SA] Law Society of Ireland (applicant) Niall O’Kelly (respondent solicitor) On 9 October 2014, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of professional misconduct in his practice as a solicitor in that he: 1) Failed to comply with an undertaking furnished to EBS Building Society dated 28 August 2003 in respect of his named client and property at Firhouse, Dublin 24, in a timely manner or at all, 2) Failed to comply with an undertaking furnished to EBS Building Society on 2 July 2001 in respect of his named client and property at Phibblestown, Dublin 15, in a timely manner or at all, 3) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 30 May 2003 furnished to EBS Building Society in respect of his named clients and property at Ballymoney, Co Wexford, in a timely manner or at all, 4) Failed to comply with an undertaking dated 2 October 2002 furnished to EBS Building Society in respect of his named client and property in Dublin 8 in a timely manner or at all, 5) Failed to respond to the Society’s correspondence of 23 February 2012 and 30 March 2012 within the time specified, 6) Failed to comply with the High Court order made on 21 May 2012 in a timely manner or at all. The tribunal ordered that the matter go forward to the High Court and, on 9 March 2015, the President of the High Court made the following order: 1) That the name of the respondent solicitor be struck off the Roll of Solicitors, 2) That the respondent solicitor pay the costs of the Society and the costs of the proceedings before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, to be taxed in default of agreement. The solicitor was previously struck of the Roll of Solicitors by order of the High Court made on 20 October 2014 in proceedings 2014 no 116SA.
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