Former solicitor Michael Lynn must provide statement of means before legal aid will be granted

Lynn seeking legal aid for appeal against his conviction for stealing €18m from six financial institutions

Michael Lynn, who was found guilty of stealing just over €18m from six financial institutions during the Celtic Tiger era, is serving a five-and-a-half year prison sentence. File picture: Collins Courts

Disgraced former solicitor Michael Lynn will have to provide a statement of his financial means to the Director of Public Prosecutions before legal aid will be granted for an appeal against his conviction for stealing more than €18m from financial institutions.

At the Court of Appeal on Friday, Mr Lynn sought to change his legal representation and to transfer legal aid to his new solicitor John P O'Donohoe.