Gregory F O'Neill
Allegation / charges
In the matter of Gregory F O’Neill, solicitor, formerly practising as Greg O’Neill, Solicitors, Suite 109, The Capel Building, Mary’s Abbey, Dublin 7, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2011 [3365/DT123/11 and 2014 no 3 SA] Law Society of Ireland (applicant) Gregory F O’Neill (respondent solicitor) On 19 September 2013, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in his practice as a solicitor, in that he: a) Failed to discharge expeditiously, within a reasonable time or at all, the complainant’s fees of €1,000, given on behalf of a named client of the respondent solicitor in a personal injuries/loss of earnings claim, despite having been paid the costs by the defendant’s insurance company, b) Failed to respond adequately or at all to the complainant’s correspondence and, in particular, letters dated 4 November 2010, 20 January 2011 and 8 February 2011, c) Failed to respond adequately or at all to the Society’s correspondence and, in particular, letters dated 23 February 2011, 16 March 2011, d) Failed to attend a meeting of the committee on 2 June 2011, despite being required to do so. The tribunal ordered that the matter go forward to the High Court, and the President of the High Court, on 3 March 2014, made the following orders: a) That the name of the respondent solicitor shall be struck from the Roll of Solicitors, b) That the respondent do pay the Society the costs of the High Court proceedings and the costs of the proceedings before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, to include witness expenses, to be taxed in default of agreement.
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent guilty of misconduct for failing to pay a €1,000 fee owed to a complainant despite being paid costs by the insurer, failing to respond to the complainant's and the Society's correspondence, and failing to attend a committee meeting. The matter went to the High Court, which ordered his name struck from the Roll of Solicitors and that he pay the Society's costs of both the High Court and Tribunal proceedings, to be taxed in default of agreement. No express finding of dishonesty was recorded.
Duties found breached:
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Duties engaged
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