€1m missing from solicitor client account

THE Law Society yesterday applied to the High Court for an order freezing the accounts of a solicitor because more than€1 million is allegedly missing from his client account.

€1m missing from solicitor client account

The solicitor cannot be named but may be today, if he fails to come up with loan approval for funds to make up the deficit.

The court heard yesterday that while this was not a “Lynn/Byrne-type situation” — a reference to two other solicitors who owe tens of millions to financial institutions and are under Garda investigation — the sum of money is significant.

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