"Lawyer claims money was given to him to discharge legal fees"
"A prominent lawyer accused of helping two clients to hide assets from creditors told investigators a €10,000 bank draft they gave him a month before they were declared bankrupt was to discharge legal fees and outlays due to him for representing them, a tribunal has heard."
"Personal insolvency solicitor Anthony Joyce insisted this was the case despite a handwritten note from one of the clients, William Burke, stating that the money was to be held "in trust"."
A prominent lawyer is accused of helping two clients hide assets from creditors. He told investigators a €10,000 bank draft given to him a month before the clients were declared bankrupt was intended to discharge legal fees and outlays owed to him for representing them. A tribunal heard that explanation. The personal insolvency solicitor Anthony Joyce insisted the payment was for his fees and outlays. One client, William Burke, left a handwritten note stating the money was to be held "in trust", which contradicts the lawyer's stated purpose for the funds.
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