Solicitor suspended from practising

The Law Society has secured interim orders, on consent, freezing the accounts of a solicitor after he disclosed a client account deficit which he estimated at between €300,000 and €400,000.

Barry Murphy, a sole practitioner practising as Eugene Carey & Company Solicitors, Courthouse Chambers, Mallow, Co Cork, had also admitted having a “serious gambling problem”, it was stated in documents provided to the president of the High Court.

Mr Justice Peter Kelly was told Mr Murphy was consenting to various interim orders, including freezing his accounts and suspending him from practising. The judge made those orders on Thursday and returned the case to later this month.