DODGY lawyers

Another dodgy solicitor has been outed in Ireland. This time its Eamon Comiskey in Portlaoise. He failed to clear mortgages in property transactions leaving buyers with the debts. The High Court shut him down this week after an investigation by the Law Society. As already learned from various cases, including that of Michael Lynn and Thomas Byrne, Ireland's lawyers are not closely enough regulated. The idea that the gentlemen of the law will always conduct themselves properly is simply asking people to trust too much.