High Court prohibits retiring Cork solicitor from practising law

The High Court in Ireland has prohibited Cork solicitor John Moylan from practising law, irishexaminer.com reported. The ruling comes even though Moylan had already indicated to the Law Society that he intended to retire and close his office this week. [1]

According to irishexaminer.com, the court order followed an inquiry into allegations that Moylan failed to take adequate steps to register an enduring power of attorney for an elderly man living in a nursing home. The inquiry also examined claims that he failed to reply adequately, or at all, to phone calls and letters from a member of the man's family. [1]

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority brought the case before the High Court. As part of the ruling, Moylan must pay 1,500 euros in restitution to the woman who filed the complaint regarding her grandfather's enduring power of attorney, irishexaminer.com reported. [1]