Solicitors threatened with jail for defying legal services watchdog

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Shane Phelan

The legal services watchdog has threatened solicitors with jail on three occasions for failing to comply with enforcement orders, the Irish Independent has learned.

Lawyers for the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) made High Court applications for attachment and committal but these were not proceeded with after the applications prompted the solicitors involved to finally comply with the watchdog’s directions.