Michael Small
Allegation / charges
In the matter of Michael Small, a solicitor previously carrying on practice as Michael Small, Solicitor, at Carraig House, 10 Newenham Street, Limerick, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2008 [10119/DT19/11 and High Court record 2011 no 90SA] Law Society of Ireland (applicant) Michael Small (respondent solicitor) On 5 April 2011, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in his practice as a solicitor in that he failed to account to his clients, the complainants, for the total proceeds of their mortgage advance, leaving them with at least an admitted shortfall of €49,915. The tribunal ordered that the Society bring their findings to the High Court and, on 21 October 2011, the President of the High Court ordered that: 1) The name of the respondent solicitor be struck from the Roll of Solicitors, and 2) The Society do recover the costs of the proceedings before the High Court and the cost of the proceedings before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, to include witness expenses as against the respondent solicitor when taxed or ascertained.
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found Michael Small guilty of misconduct for failing to account to his clients for their mortgage advance proceeds, leaving an admitted shortfall of at least €49,915. On 21 October 2011 the President of the High Court ordered his name struck from the Roll of Solicitors and awarded costs of both proceedings against him.
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