Solicitor faces court hearing

THE Law Society will today apply to the High Court for a number of orders against a solicitor whom it is alleged has a €900,000 deficit in his firm’s client account.

The society obtained permission to bring the proceedings from Mr Justice Peter Charleton at yesterday’s High Court sitting. The identity of the solicitor was not revealed.

Paul Anthony McDermott for the society, said it will be seeking various orders against the solicitor, who operates a number of practises, including orders freezing the solicitor’s bank accounts.