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Court reports mentioning Michael Lynn

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2025-10-22

Disgraced ex-solicitor Michael Lynn's appeal to go to Supreme Court

Stage: Appeal

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; While Lynn was given credit for time spent in custody abroad, the Supreme Court will hear arguments as to how the courts should account for remission that would be applied if a person were serving a sentence in Ireland. Following a trial before the Circuit Criminal Court Lynn was convicted by a jury on ten counts in February 2024 of theft contrary to section 4 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 and sentenced to five-and-a-half years' imprisonment.

2024-04-12

Disgraced solicitor Lynn must provide financial statement for legal aid

Stage: Appeal

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; Former solicitor Lynn, who was found guilty of stealing just over €18 million from six financial institutions during the Celtic Tiger era, is serving a five-and-a-half year prison sentence.

2024-02-19

Michael Lynn gets 5.5 years for stealing over €18m from banks

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; Photo: Collins) Former solicitor Michael Lynn, who was found guilty of stealing just over €18 million from six financial institutions during the Celtic Tiger era, has been jailed for five and a half years. Sentencing Lynn today, Judge Martin Nolan set a headline sentence of 13 years but gave Lynn seven-and-a-half years credit for the time he spent in prison in Brazil.

2024-01-15

Sentencing of Michael Lynn delayed as defence seeks psychological report

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; Lynn (55) was due to face a sentence hearing in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today but defence barrister Paul Comiskey O'Keeffe BL asked that the case be adjourned for a fortnight to allow for a psychological report to be prepared for the court. Judge Nolan noted that nothing in relation to Lynn's mental health had arisen before, but Mr Comiskey O'Keefe said Lynn's status has now changed and it related to issues with regards to his detention.; Photo: Collins) The sentencing of former solicitor Michael Lynn, who was found guilty of stealing nearly €18 million from six banks, has been adjourned to allow his defence team obtain a psychological report.

2023-12-15