Solicitor struck off for abuse of client funds

The High Court has struck off a Cork-based solicitor found by the Law Society’s disciplinary tribunal to have improperly used client monies to fund her property portfolio.

The order was made against Deirdre Foley, who had formerly practised as principal of the firm Foley, McNally, and Goldberg, of Pope’s Quay, Cork.

In an affidavit, Ms Foley said she was suspended from practising in Nov 2009 after her former partners obtained an order restraining her from engaging in transactions in the name of the partnership. She has not worked since then.