Michael Lynn has pleaded not guilty to 21 counts of theft in Dublin between October 23rd, 2006, and April 20th, 2007. Photograph: Collins Courtspractice has told his multimillion-euro theft trial that her work involved signing letters of undertaking, but she expected the person dealing with the file would register the legal charge.
‘My elderly mum is a good person, but she made my childhood and teenage years as painful as she could’She said Mr Lynn asked her during interview if she would mind doing some conveyancing work as a conveyancing solicitor was due to leave the practice. Ms McAleenan said she “didn’t have any issue” with this but made it clear that her experience was in litigation.
The witness said she had “no other involvement” beyond signing the letter of undertaking and it was then “a matter for the individual dealing with the file to ensure the charge was registered”. She said she would have expected the person dealing with the file to ensure that the first legal charge was registered.
Ms McAleenan agreed that her signature was on another letter of undertaking, but the rest of the details had been filled in by someone else. The jury was told that Ms McAleenan would be recalled to provide further evidence later in the trial and the defence would leave the cross-examination until that point.