Elizabeth McGrath

Allegation / charges

In the matter of Elizabeth McGrath,a solicitor formerly practising as O’Connell McGrath Solicitors, 5 Athlunkard Street, Limerick, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2011 [11016/DT118/12 and High Court record 2014 no 23SA] Law Society of Ireland (applicant) Elizabeth McGrath (respondent solicitor) On 8 October 2013, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in her practice as a solicitor in that she: 1) Allowed a minimum deficit of €80,000 on her client account as of 30 September 2011, 2) Allowed this minimum deficit to increase to €91,026.84 as of 20 December 2011, 3) Allowed client ledger debit balances amounting to €66,565.49 to arise as of 30 September 2011, 4) Made payments of €40,082.28 from the client account for wages and drawings and other business expenses up to 30 September 2011, 5) Made further payments of €4,714.11 in respect of wages, drawings and office expenses from the client account in October 2011, 6) Made further payments of €4,411.74 in respect of wages and other drawings from other office expenses drawn from the client account in November 2011, 7) Retained €16,450 in the client account in respect of stamp duty that should have been paid in March 2010 and left the deed unstamped, 8) Transferred one round sum amount of €12,500 to the office account in respect of costs and disbursed the VAT element of some costs from the client account. The tribunal recommended that the matter be sent forward to the High Court and, on 28 April 2014, the President of the High Court ordered that the name of the respondent solicitor should be struck from the Roll of Solicitors and that the respondent solicitor pay the Society the costs of the proceedings before the disciplinary tribunal and the costs of the High Court proceedings, to be taxed in default of agreement.

Other decisions involving this respondent

• Decision 2016-01-25 · LSI · Ireland

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