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Solicitor tells Michael Lynn trial she did not sign undertaking containing her signature

Date
2023-11-01

Stage
Trial

Primary locality
Redcross

County
Wicklow

Summary

In the €27 million theft trial of Michael Lynn, solicitor Fiona McAleenan testified that she did not sign the letter of undertaking containing her signature. McAleenan, who joined Lynn's firm in 2004 as a litigation solicitor, explained that she had been asked to sign documents from conveyancing files but had no involvement beyond signing the letter of undertaking. She recalled that the document was prepared by staff, with Liz Doyle completing the pages before she signed, and that she could not remember signing the Bank of Ireland Mortgages letter. McAleenan confirmed she was never a partner in the practice and that any other lines on the documents were added by someone else. The jury was informed that McAleenan would be recalled for further evidence later in the trial. The case remains before Judge Martin Nolan and a jury. Michael Lynn pleaded not guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Solicitor tells Michael Lynn trial she did not sign undertaking containing her signature. Charges or matters: 21 counts of theft in Dublin between October 23, 2006 and April 20, 2007. Procedural stage: trial

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