Solicitor Gerald Kean facing €450,000 legal costs bill

The High Court judge ruled he is liable for 90% of the costs of the EBS of its successful case over his failure to return title deeds of two properties.

Solicitor Gerald Kean is facing a legal costs bill estimated at €450,000 after a High Court judge ruled he is liable for 90% of the costs of the EBS of its successful case over his failure to return title deeds of two properties. The costs orders have been stayed pending appeal.

The deeds concern two properties owned by Dolores Corcoran in Co Waterford over which EBS has a first legal charge and which were later subject to remortgaging with PTSB. Ms Corcoran was a client of Mr Kean's firm at the relevant time.