Solicitors in legal dispute after mistakenly paying almost 100,000 to estate of deceased client

"Error at Galway city law firm came to light last year"

"An Irish firm of solicitors mistakenly transferred close to €100,000 to the estate of a deceased American client and has been unable to get the money back."

"The error at Berwick Solicitors LLP happened in September 2021 but only came to light in January last year during an audit by the Law Society."

Berwick Solicitors LLP, a Galway city law firm, mistakenly transferred close to €100,000 to the estate of a deceased American client. The firm has been unable to retrieve the funds from the estate. The erroneous transfer occurred in September 2021. The mistake was discovered in January of the following year during an audit carried out by the Law Society. The incident involves client funds, probate matters, and the audit process used to detect accounting or procedural errors within legal practices.

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