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Law Society v Alan Alexander Craig

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Solicitor(s)

Alan Alexander Craig, Solicitor, 15 McCallum Drive, Cambuslang, Glasgow

Tribunal Date

23/11/2004

Appeal Status

No Appeal

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Interlocutor

Edinburgh 23 November 2004. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 2 September 2004 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Alan Alexander Craig, sometime of 194 Glen More, St Leonards, East Kilbride, now of 15 McCallum Drive, Cambuslang, Glasgow; Find the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct in respect of his delay and failure in the administration of two executries, his misleading executors and beneficiaries in respect of the progress with an executry estate, his failure to reply to the reasonable requests of the Law Society for information, his obtaining loan funds in a transaction where he was unable to settle and obtain a valid security on behalf of the lender, his retaining those funds for 6 weeks and his failure to comply with requests by the lender for interest due; Censure the Respondent and Direct in terms of Section 53(5) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 that for a period of five years with effect from the expiry of the suspension imposed by the Tribunal at its meeting on 25 March 2003 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 employer as might be approved by the Council or the Practising Certificate Committee of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland; Find the Respondent liable in respect of one half of the expenses of the Complainers and 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 Three of the Law Society’s Table of Fees for general business; and Direct that publicity will be given to this decision and that this publicity should include the name of the Respondent.

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