Disciplinary Record - Paul Michael Ireland

Decision - Control of practice

Outcome: Condition

Outcome date: 3 July 2024

Published date: 1 August 2024

Firm details

Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Paul Ireland Solicitors

Address(es): 246 Manchester Road WARRINGTON WA1 3BE England

Firm ID: 599443

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Decision details

Mr Ireland's practising certificate for 2023/2024 is subject to the following conditions: 

1. Mr Ireland may not act as a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) or compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) for any authorised body.

Reasons/basis

Reasons/basis The above interim conditions are made under rule 3.2 of the SRA Regulatory and Disciplinary Procedure Rules, which states that at any stage an authorised decision maker may, pending a final decision by the SRA or the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, impose interim conditions on the practising certificate of a solicitor. We are satisfied that these conditions are necessary in the public interest or for the protection of the public

Decision - Prosecution

Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Outcome date: 25 February 2024

Published date: 18 June 2024

Firm details

Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Paul Ireland Solicitors

Address(es): 246 Manchester Road, Warrington WA1 3BE

Firm ID: 599443

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Reasons/basis

This notification relates to a Decision to prosecute before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.  This is an independent Tribunal which will reach its own decision after considering all the evidence, including any evidence put forward by the Solicitor.  The Tribunal has certified that there is a case to answer in respect of allegations which relate to a failure to comply with an Order of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, transfer of client money from client account to office account in breach of the SRA Accounts Rules, maintaining books of account where a cash shortage existed and failure to properly and adequately carry out the roles of COLP and COFA. 

The allegations are subject to a Hearing before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and are as yet unproven.