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Sat 10 Oct 2008A downturn in legal fortunes
Scandals involvingsolicitors. with the resulting erosion of public confidence in the legal system, and the economic slowdown are blowing a chill wind through the legal professions, writes Carol Coulter
ALMOST EXACTLY a year ago the legal and financial worlds were shocked by the revelations that a solicitor, Michael Lynn, owed €70 million to a number of banks, and his practice was shut down. He then went missing.
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