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High Court reserves decision in application to jail solicitor for alleged contempt
Summary
The High Court will decide next week on an application to jail solicitor John Condon for alleged contempt of a court order to pay €23,000 to the estates of two deceased siblings from County Wicklow. The executor, Nikolaus David Sean Boulting, claims Condon failed to comply with the order and retained estate monies, leading to proceedings to recover the funds. Condon, who has practiced for over 30 years, denies wrongdoing and argues the cheque for the owed amount was dishonoured by the bank, not by him. He also contends that additional fees of €36,000 were not due. Condon has requested an extension to appeal the payment order, but the executor's counsel says no extension was granted. Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns has reserved his decision, noting the seriousness of the matter and that he has never before committed a practising solicitor to prison for contempt.
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What: Report matter: High Court reserves decision in application to jail solicitor for alleged contempt. Procedural stage: sentence
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- 2015-06-23 Publication
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