Solicitor’s assets frozen by High Court

THE High Court has frozen the assets of a Co Cork solicitor and suspended his practicing certificate following claims that he withdrew large sums of money from his firm’s client account for his own benefit.

The court yesterday heard that Alexander Gibbons, who practices as Gibbons & Co Solicitor, Kent St, Clonakilty, Co Cork, has a €430,000 deficit in his client account.

The Law Society of Ireland sought the orders after it “formed the view” that Gibbons, who is the principal of the firm and has been working as a solicitor since 1989, “has been guilty of dishonesty”.