High Court suspends solicitor Christopher B. Walsh for two years

The High Court has ordered Christopher B. Walsh, a legal practitioner formerly practising as Christopher B. Walsh Solicitors, suspended from practice as a legal practitioner for a period of two years. The order was made by the President of the High Court on 23 June 2026 and was published in Iris Oifigiúil (Number 73) on Friday, 11 September 2026, under High Court Record No. 2026 No. 231MCA.

The suspension follows a finding of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, recorded under Record No. 2023-LPDT22, and was imposed pursuant to section 85(7)(d) of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015. The notice of the order was issued by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, which acted as applicant in the proceedings.

The disciplinary proceedings

The application was brought under section 82(2) of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, in the matter of Order 53D Rule 5 of the Rules of the Superior Courts. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority appeared as applicant, with Christopher B. Walsh as respondent.

The practitioner was identified in the notice as formerly practising as Christopher B. Walsh Solicitors, with an address at 90 Park Drive Avenue, Castleknock, Dublin 15. The tribunal record number attached to the case is 2023-LPDT22.

The order and its effect

By order of the President of the High Court made on 23 June 2026, and pursuant to section 85(7)(d) of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, the respondent was ordered suspended from practice as a legal practitioner for a period of two years.

The notice was signed by Niamh Muldoon, Chief Executive Officer of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, and dated 11 September 2026. Key elements of the published notice include:

• Practitioner: Christopher B. Walsh, formerly of Christopher B. Walsh Solicitors, 90 Park Drive Avenue, Castleknock, Dublin 15.
• Applicant: The Legal Services Regulatory Authority.
• Tribunal record: 2023-LPDT22.
• Court record: 2026 No. 231MCA.
• Sanction: suspension from practice for two years.
• Legal basis: section 85(7)(d) of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015.

Impact for clients and the profession

The publication of the order in Iris Oifigiúil gives formal notice to the public and to the legal profession of the suspension, which takes effect from the date of the High Court order. Clients who had dealings with Christopher B. Walsh Solicitors are thereby put on notice that the practitioner is no longer entitled to practise as a legal practitioner during the two-year period.

The case illustrates the disciplinary framework established under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, under which the Legal Services Regulatory Authority investigates complaints and the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal makes findings that may be enforced by order of the High Court. The publication of such orders in the official gazette ensures transparency and protects the public interest in the regulation of the legal profession.

Source: Iris Oifigiúil, Number 73, 11 September 2026, Section I, p. 2 (official reference: 2026 No. 231MCA / 2023-LPDT22).