Section 42A Appeal - Hamilton Burns & Co. Solicitors

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Solicitor(s)	HAMILTON BURNS & CO SOLICITORS, Carlton Buildings, 63 Carlton Place, Glasgow
Tribunal Date	18/11/2009
Appeal Status	No Appeal
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Interlocutor	Edinburgh 18 November 2009. The Tribunal having considered the Appeal by Messrs Hamilton Burns & Co. Solicitors, Carlton Buildings, 63 Carlton Place, Glasgow (“the Appellants”) against a finding of Inadequate Professional Service dated 7th February 2008 by the Council of the Law Society of Scotland (“the Law Society”) in relation to Mr A (“the Lay Complainer”) and a Direction that the Appellants pay a sum of £3000 by way of compensation to the Lay Complainer; Find that the Decision of the Law Society dated 7 February 2008 has been wholly supplanted by the second Decision made by the Law Society on 24 March 2009 and further Find that accordingly all rights flowing from the first Decision fall and there is no longer any valid Appeal before the Tribunal and accordingly nothing for the Tribunal to rule on; Make a finding of no expenses due to or by any party and Direct that publicity be given to this Decision and that this publicity shall include the name of the Appellants. David Coull Vice Chairman

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