James (Seamus) Doody

Allegation / charges

In the matter of James (Seamus) Doody, solicitor, practising in Doody Solicitors, 21 South Mall, Cork, and in the matter of an application by the Law Society of Ireland to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal [2017/DT84, 2017/DT87 and 2017/DT88; High Court record 2019/12SA] Law Society of Ireland (applicant) James (Seamus) Doody (respondent solicitor) On 10 July 2018, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in his practice as a solicitor in the following matters. 2017/DT84 1) Failed to comply adequately or at all with part of one or more of the following undertakings to the complainant: a) Undertaking dated 11 March 2007 in respect of his named clients in relation to a named property, b) Undertaking dated 1 April 2010 in respect of his named clients in relation to a named property, c) Undertaking dated 29 September 2005 in respect of his named clients in relation to a named property, d) Undertaking dated 12 October 2006 in respect of his named in relation to a named property, e) Undertaking dated 30 May 2008 in respect of his named client in relation to a named property, f) Undertaking dated 19 June 2008 in respect of his named clients in relation to a named property, g) Undertaking dated 3 March 2014 in respect of his named clients in relation to a named property, 2) Failed to comply with the directions of the committee dated 1 September 2015, 3 November 2015 and/or 11 February 2016, 3) Failed to respond adequately or at all to a letter from the Society dated 14 April 2015. 2017/DT87 1) Failed to comply adequately or at all with all or part of an undertaking to the complainant dated 14 September 2007 in respect of named clients in relation to a named property, 2) Failed to comply with the directions of the committee dated 3 November 2015, 11 February 2016 and 16 June 2016, 3) Failed to respond adequately or at all to letters from the Society dated 8 July 2015, 5 August 2015 and 25 August 2015. 2017/DT88 1) Failed to comply adequately or at all with an undertaking dated 28 March 2005 to the complainant in respect of his named client in relation to a named property, 2) Failed to respond adequately or at all to a letter dated 20 November 2015 sent to him by the Society, 3) Failed to respond adequately or at all to correspondence from the bank and, in particular, letters dated 21 June 2010, 2 December 2010, 3 November 2011, 2 May 2012, 23 May 2014, 24 June 2014, 16 January 2015, 12 February 2015, and an email thread concluding with an email dated 23 April 2015. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal referred the matter forward to the High Court and, in record number 2019/12SA, the High Court made the following orders on 18 October 2019: 1) That the respondent solicitor is not a fit person to be a member of the solicitors’ profession, 2) That the name of the respondent solicitor shall be struck from the Roll of Solicitors.

Other decisions involving this respondent

• Decision 2019-10-18 · LSI · Ireland

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