Third solicitor lined up to face Garda fraud probe

A THIRD solicitor could soon become the subject of a significant Garda fraud investigation after the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal ruled that another Dublin-based member of the legal profession had misappropriated clients’ funds totalling more than €830,000.

A hearing of the tribunal, which operates under the aegis of the High Court, was told that Niall Colfer had stolen more than €700,000 from one client alone.

The tribunal recommended that Colfer should be struck off from practising as a solicitor “without delay” after it found him guilty of professional misconduct. It further noted that he was unfit to practise as a lawyer.