Alexander Gibbons
Allegation / charges
In the matter of Alexander Gibbons, a solicitor formerly practising as Gibbons & Co, 2 Riverside, Kent Street, Clonakilty, Co Cork, and in the matter of the Solicitors Acts 1954-2011 [5839/DT111/11 and High Court record 2015 89 SA] Named applicant Alexander Gibbons (respondent solicitor) On 10 January 2013, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found the respondent solicitor guilty of misconduct in his practice as a solicitor in that he: 1) Misled the applicant from the beginning, 2) Lied about the terms of the contract, 3) Dealt with the applicant’s moneys in a completely dishonest manner, 4) Failed to provide proper title to the properties, having being given more than sufficient moneys to complete the transaction. The tribunal recommended that the matters be sent forward to the High Court and, on 19 October 2015, the High Court ordered that: 1) The name of the respondent solicitor be struck off the Roll of Solicitors, 2) The respondent solicitor pay the Society the costs of and incidental to the proceedings and the costs of the Society before the tribunal, including 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 Alexander Gibbons guilty of misconduct including misleading a client, lying about contract terms, dealing with client moneys dishonestly, and failing to provide proper title despite adequate funds. The matter was referred to the High Court, which on 19 October 2015 struck him off the Roll of Solicitors and ordered him to pay the Society's costs, to be taxed in default of agreement.
Duties found breached:
- Not mislead the court
- Proper basis for allegations
- Client-care and engagement terms
- No improper use of client money
⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["extracted_from_register_summary"]
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