Cahir O’Higgins: Top solicitor guilty of stealing €400 from defendant as reporting restrictions on harassment of ex-employee also lifted
Texted former colleague’s wife shortly after she had given birth to tell her he would sue her husband until he owned their houseSolicitor used man’s bank card to withdraw €400 without permission, and then provided “bulls**t notes” to gardaíAt one time the most successful criminal defence lawyer in the country, O’Higgins has now shuttered his practice ahead of jail termHarassment culminated with former employee Stephen O’Mahony suffering a broken nose
Cahir O’Higgins
One of the country’s top criminal defence solicitors has been convicted of the theft of €400 and four counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice.
The conviction of Cahir O’Higgins (49) also means that reporting restrictions have been lifted on a separate case in which O’Higgins was found guilty of the prolonged harassment and assault of a former colleague, whose nose he broke.
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