THE COUNCIL OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND V DAVID ALEXANDER SYMINGTON

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Solicitor(s)	DAVID ALEXANDER SYMINGTON, Solicitor, 19 Haddington Place, Edinburgh.
Tribunal Date	03/09/2002
Appeal Status	No Appeal
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Interlocutor	Edinburgh 3rd September 2002. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 21st May 2002 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against David Alexander Symington, Solicitor, 19 Haddington Place, Edinburgh, Find the Respondent guilty of professional misconduct in respect of his failure to deal with requisitions made by the Keeper, failure to reply timeously to correspondence sent to him by fellow agents and failure to respond to the reasonable requests of the Complainers for information and Find that the Respondent provided an inadequate professional service in respect of his failure to prepare a Deed of Assignation in respect of two endowment policies, his failure to timeously intimate the assignation of an Endowment policy and his failure to deal with requisitions made of him by the Keeper; Censure the Respondent, Fine him in the sum of £2,000 to be forfeit to Her Majesty and Direct in terms of Section 53(5) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 that for a period of five years with effect from 1st December 2002 any Practising Certificate held or issued to the Respondent shall be subject to such restriction as will limit him to acting as a qualified assistant to such solicitor, firm or other employer as may be approved by the Council of the Law Society of Scotland, and thereafter until such time as he satisfies the Tribunal that he is fit to hold a full Practising Certificate; Find the Respondent liable in the expenses of the Complainers and of the Tribunal as the same may be taxed by the Auditor of the Court of Session on an agent and client indemnity basis in terms of Chapter Six of the Law Society’s Table of Fees for general business and Direct that publicity be given to this decision and that the publicity shall include the name of the Respondent. (Signed) PETER W ROCKWELL Vice Chairman

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