Solicitor quits over 'corruption in judiciary'

A solicitor announced in court today that he has finished practising law claiming there was “corruption” in the judiciary.

Solicitor quits over 'corruption in judiciary'

A solicitor announced in court today that he has finished practising law claiming there was “corruption” in the judiciary.

Solicitor Martin Coen had been vacating a hearing date for a client at the Dublin District Court, in the Criminal Courts of Justice complex in the city centre. He then made a declaration that he would not continue to work as a solicitor.

He told presiding Judge Hugh O'Donnell that: “From this day forwards I am no longer practising as a solicitor.”

He claimed that this was “because of judicial corruption within the system particularly in Blanchardstown District Court.”

After the case Mr Coen, whose Dublin city centre firm have practised law since 2004, confirmed to reporters that he had resigned. “I do not want to go into details but I am finishing my practice,” he said.

“I will let matters speak for themselves and I will leave it at that,” he said, declining to comment further.

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