Aiden Barry
Allegation / charges
In the matter of Aiden Barry, solicitor, formerly practising as Aiden Barry Solicitor, Roche House, 8 Bank Place, Limerick, Co Limerick, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2011 [7243/DT65/13 and High Court record 2014 no 49 SA] Law Society of Ireland (applicant) Aiden Barry (respondent solicitor) On 7 January 2014, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in his practice as a solicitor in that he: a) Failed to comply expeditiously, within a reasonable time or at all, with an undertaking given by him to the complainant on behalf of his named clients over property in Co Clare, dated 4 March 2004, b) Failed to respond adequately or at all to the correspondence of the complainant and, in particular, letters dated 14 March 2005, 12 September 2005, 13 March 2006, 3 April 2006 and 30 March 2010 respectively. The tribunal ordered that the matter go forward to the High Court, and the President of the High Court, on 28 April 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 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 Aiden Barry guilty of misconduct for failing to comply with an undertaking regarding property in Co Clare and failing to respond to the complainant's correspondence. The matter was referred to the High Court, which on 28 April 2014 ordered his name struck from the Roll of Solicitors and that he pay the Society's costs of the High Court and Tribunal proceedings, including witness expenses, to be taxed in default of agreement. No express finding of dishonesty was recorded.
Duties found breached:
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