Mick Clifford: Promises broken — the long trail of complaints against one Cork solicitor

A Cork solicitor facing multiple complaints has been ordered by the High Court to pay compensation to elderly clients left waiting years for justice

John Moylan at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in 2022. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Basil and Rose Fitzsimons had not envisaged their later years turning out like this.

The couple had a dispute with a bank over a loan agreement going back 20 years. They had a solicitor, somebody in whom they could trust to look after their best interests.