High Court suspends Laois solicitor

The High Court has suspended and frozen the accounts of a Midlands-based solicitor after being informed that a Law Society Committee had formed the opinion that he was guilty of dishonesty.

The Court heard that the Law Society's Complaints and Client Relations Committee came to that opinion arising out of an investigation it conducted following allegations about the conduct of solicitor Eamon Comiskey.

Today Mr Justice Eamon De Valera following an application by the Law Society granted orders including freezing the banks accounts of Eamon P. Comiskey & Co Solicitors, a sole practitioner at Ballycaman, Portlaoise, Co Laois.

The orders also prevent Mr Comiskey from disposing of any assets in his possession or within his procurement. The court made further orders including suspending Mr Comiskey's Practising Certificate, and that he hand over all his records and files and the keys of his offices to the Law Society.

Mr Comiskey did not attend today's hearing, and the court noted that he had expressed "a disinterest" in attending the proceedings which he had been made aware of.

The Court heard that complaints against the solicitor arose out of allegations he did not comply with certain undertakings he had given.