This appeal was brought before the court by Ms. Kathleen Doocey, Solicitor, of KM Doocey Solicitors, Belmullet, Co. Mayo.  Following a Law Society investigation, Ms. Doocey was the subject of a complaint to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.  The Appellant made admissions to 24 allegations of professional misconduct relating to a deficit of €169,000 on her client account, financial irregularities, constituting a serious departure from the requirements of the Solicitors Accounts Regulations.

The Tribunal recommended that the appropriate sanction to be applied was that the Solicitor’s practising certificate would be subject to certain conditions. In accordance with its statutory obligation, the Law Society brought the Tribunal’s report to the High Court and also sought an order striking Ms. Doocey’s name