Solicitor Cahir O’Higgins engaged in ‘deranged’ harassment of ex-employee
Top criminal defence solicitor Cahir O’Higgins engaged in a prolonged campaign of harassment against a former employee who left his firm to set up his own practice, culminating in O’Higgins breaking the man’s nose, it can now be reported.
O’Higgin’s actions were variously referred to by the sentencing judge as “deranged”, “thuggish”, “base” and “despicable”.
Earlier this year (2024), O’Higgins pleaded guilty to one count of assault causing harm to fellow solicitor Stephen O’Mahony and to one count of harassing him over a period of time between June 25th, 2020 and February 11th, 2021.
Two further counts of simple assault of Mr O’Mahony at the Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ) in Parkgate Street, Dublin 7 on dates in December 2020 and January 2021 were taken into consideration.
O’Higgins, of Cahir O’Higgins and Company, Kingsbridge House, Parkgate Street, Dublin, had no previous convictions at the time but has since gained a public order conviction in relation to a…
We’ve summarized this news for a quick read. If you’re interested, you can read the full article here:
If you find this site helpful, share it with your friends!