Oliver Hanrahan
Allegation / charges
In the matter of Oliver Hanrahan, solicitor, formerly practising as Hanrahan Rynne Solicitors, 3B Riverside Business Park, Ennis, Co Clare, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2011 [9381/DT131/13 and High Court record 2014 no 148 SA] Law Society of Ireland (applicant) Oliver Hanrahan (respondent solicitor) On 18 June 2014, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in his practice as a solicitor in that he: 1) Failed expeditiously, within a reasonable time, or at all to comply with an undertaking given by him in respect of named clients over property at Lisnagry, Co Clare, to EBS Building Society Ltd on 15 September 2004, 2) Failed to respond adequately or at all to the complainant’s correspondence in respect of his undertaking given on behalf of named clients over property at Lisnagry, Co Clare, to EBS Building Society Ltd on 15 September 2004 and, in particular, letters dated 24 May 2010, 27 September 2010, 6 May 2011, 25 October 2011, 21 November 2011 and 12 December 2011 respectively, 3) Failed to comply with the directions of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee meeting of 4 September 2012 in respect of an undertaking given by him on behalf of named clients over property at Lisnagry, Co Clare, to EBS Building Society Ltd on 15 September 2004, 4) Failed to comply adequately or at all with the directions of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee meeting of 16 October 2012 in respect of an undertaking given by him on behalf of named clients over property at Lisnagry, Co Clare, to EBS Building Society Ltd on 15 September 2004, 5) Failed to comply adequately or at all with the directions of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee meeting of 11 December 2012, despite being granted a stay in respect of an undertaking given by him on behalf of named clients over property at Lisnagry, Co Clare, to EBS Building Society Ltd on 15 September 2004, 6) Failed to comply expeditiously, within a reasonable time, or at all with an undertaking given by him on behalf of named clients over property at Killaloe, Co Clare, to EBS Building Society Ltd on 15 September 2004, 7) Failed to respond adequately or at all to the complainant’s correspondence in respect of his undertaking given on behalf of named clients over property at Killaloe, Co Clare, to EBS Building Society Ltd on 15 September 2004 and, in particular, letters dated 24 May 2010, 27 September 2010, 6 May 2011, 25 October 2011, 21 November 2011 and 12 December 2011 respectively, 8) Failed to comply with the directions of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee meeting of 4 September 2012 in respect of an undertaking given by him on behalf of named clients over property at Killaloe, Co Clare, to EBS Building Society Ltd on 15 September 2004, 9) Failed to comply adequately or at all with the directions of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee meeting of 16 October 2012 in respect of an undertaking given by him on behalf of named clients over property at Killaloe, Co Clare, to EBS Building Society Ltd on 15 September 2004, 10) Failed to comply adequately or at all with the directions of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee meeting of 11 December 2012, despite being granted a stay in respect of an undertaking given by him on behalf of named clients over property at Killaloe, Co Clare, to EBS Building Society Ltd on 15 September 2004, 11) Failed to comply expeditiously, within a reasonable time, or at all with an undertaking given by him on behalf of named clients over property at Ennis, Co Clare, to EBS Ltd on 9 November 2007, 12) Failed to respond adequately or at all to the complainant’s correspondence in respect of his undertaking given on behalf of named clients over property at Ennis, Co Clare, to EBS Ltd on 9 November 2007 and, in particular, letters dated 24 May 2010, 27 September 2010, 6 May 2011, 25 October 2011, 21 November 2011 and 12 December 2011 respectively, 13) Failed to comply with the directions of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee meeting of 4 September 2012 in respect of an undertaking given by him on behalf of named clients over property at Ennis, Co Clare, to EBS Ltd on 9 November 2007, 14) Failed to comply adequately or at all with the directions of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee meeting of 16 October 2012 in respect of an undertaking given by him on behalf of named clients over property at Ennis, Co Clare, to EBS Ltd on 9 November 2007, 15) Failed to comply adequately or at all with the directions of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee meeting of 11 December 2012, despite being granted a stay in respect of an undertaking given by him on behalf of named clients over property at Ennis, Co Clare, to EBS Ltd on 9 November 2007. The tribunal ordered that the matter go forward to the High Court and, on 26 January 2015, the President of the High Court ordered that the name of the respondent solicitor shall be struck from the Roll of Solicitors.
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal on 18 June 2014 found solicitor Oliver Hanrahan guilty of misconduct on 15 counts relating to his failure to comply with undertakings given to EBS over three properties in Co Clare, failure to respond to correspondence, and failure to comply with directions of the Complaints and Client Relations Committee. The matter was sent forward to the High Court, and on 26 January 2015 the President ordered his name be struck from the Roll of Solicitors. No express finding of dishonesty was recorded.
Duties found breached:
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