Legal Services Regulation Act 2015

88

Orders made by High Court or determinations made by Authority

88.  (1) A copy of every decision or order made by the High Court under section 84 or 85 and any determination made by the Disciplinary Tribunal under sections 81 and 82 shall be furnished to the registrar of solicitors in the case of an order relating to a practising solicitor, or to the Honorable Society of King’s Inns in the case of an order relating to a practising barrister.

(2) Where an order—

(a) striking the name of a legal practitioner who is a solicitor off the roll of solicitors,

(b) striking the name of a legal practitioner who is a barrister off the roll of practising barristers, or

(c) suspending a legal practitioner from practice,

is made by the High Court under section 84 or 85, the Authority shall as soon as practicable thereafter cause a notice stating the effect of the operative part of the order to be published in Iris Oifigiúil and shall also cause the notice to be published in such other manner as the Authority may consider appropriate.

(3) Where a matter is determined by the Disciplinary Tribunal in accordance with section 82(1) and the time for lodging an appeal has expired the Authority shall arrange for the publication of—

(a) the determination,

(b) the nature of the misconduct,

(c) the sanction imposed, and

(d) the name of the legal practitioner concerned.

(4) Where the High Court makes a decision under—

(a) section 84(3)(b),

(b) section 84(4) (other than section 84(4)(b)),

(c) section 85 (other than section 85(2)(b)),

the Authority shall arrange for the publication of—

(i) the decision,

(ii) the nature of the misconduct,

(iii) the sanction imposed, and

(iv) the name of the legal practitioner concerned.