Woman claims Cork solicitor repeatedly facilitated forging of her signature 

Woman had been a minority shareholder and director in a property company run by her husband and had no knowledge her signature was affixed to documents linked to bank loans and buying and selling property

The woman has claimed the solicitor or others in his practice facilitated the forging of her signature on 22 occasions over 14 years.

A Cork solicitor has been accused of lying and having “erroneously, wrongly and deliberately claimed to have witnessed a signature of a person who was not there”.
At a disciplinary tribunal, it emerged the solicitor had legally witnessed a woman signing 18 company documents on separate occasions, despite only ever meeting her once.

The woman has claimed the solicitor or others in his practice facilitated the forging of her signature on 22 occasions over 14 years. She had been a minority shareholder and director in a property company run by her husband and had no knowledge her signature was affixed to documents to do with bank loans and buying and selling property.