Joseph Traynor
Allegation / charges
I n the matter of Joseph Traynor, solicitor, formerly practising as Traynor & Company, Solicitors, 86 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co Louth, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2008 [5554/DT102/09 and High Court record no 2010 no 53 SA] Law Society of Ireland (applicant) Joseph Traynor (respondent solicitor) On 26 January 2010, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in his practice as a solicitor in that he failed, up to the date of referral to this tribunal, in a timely manner or at all, to honour an undertaking given to the complainant by letter dated 22 February 2008, whereby he failed to discharge the mortgage on title in favour of ACC Bank plc from the proceeds of sale of property at Tullydonnell, Ardee, Co Louth, and to furnish a mortgage vacate of the said mortgage, together with a cheque in the sum of €25, in respect of Land Registry fees as soon as possible thereafter. The tribunal directed: a) That the respondent solicitor is not a fit person to be a member of the solicitors’ profession, b) That the name of the respondent solicitor be struck off the Roll of Solicitors, c) That the respondent solicitor pay a monetary penalty of €800,000, d) That the respondent solicitor pay the whole of the costs of the Law Society of Ireland, including witness expenses, to be taxed by a taxing master of the High Court in default of agreement. The tribunal urged that the papers in respect of this application be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions. The tribunal directed that the matter be referred forward to the High Court and, on 5 July 2010, the President of the High Court ordered: 1) That the name of the respondent solicitor be struck from the Roll of Solicitors, 2) That the respondent solicitor pay the sum of €800,000 as restitution to a named client, 3) That the applicant forward the papers in respect of this application to the Director of Public Prosecutions, 4) That the respondent solicitor surrender his passport forthwith to An Garda Síochána, 5) That the respondent solicitor pay the applicant the costs of the High Court proceedings, together with the costs of the disciplinary tribunal proceedings, to include witness expenses, to be taxed in default of agreement.
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The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found Joseph Traynor guilty of misconduct for failing to honour an undertaking to discharge a mortgage from sale proceeds and to furnish a mortgage vacate. The tribunal found him unfit to be a member of the profession, directed that his name be struck off the Roll, imposed an €800,000 monetary penalty and full costs. The High Court on 5 July 2010 struck his name off, ordered the €800,000 paid as restitution to a named client, required surrender of his passport, referred papers to the DPP, and awarded costs of both the High Court and tribunal proceedings, to be taxed in default of agreement. No express finding of dishonesty was recorded.
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