On-Line Findings Database |
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The Findings on this website
date back to 1995. Important Findings
prior to this date are referred to in the book. Procedures
and Decisions of the Scottish Solicitors Discipline
Tribunal, by Smith & Barton, and published
by T
& T Clark, Edinburgh 1995.
The clients names in the Findings
have been given anonymity. Any Findings where no publicity
was given or where publicity has been deferred are not
included on the site. Any Findings which are presently
under appeal are marked as such.
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Search by Case Type
You can also search the On-Line Findings
Database by Case Type. If you would like more information
about each case type, simply click on the corresponding "Explain"
button for a brief explanation. The basic "Search"
will bring back ALL findings under the specific case Type,
whereas the "Advanced Search" will give you options
to refine your search under specific categories.
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| Complaints under Section
53(1)(b) |
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| Complaints under Section
53C |
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| Findings of Professional
Misconduct |
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| Appeals under Section
42A |
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| Applications for Restoration
to the Roll of Solicitors |
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| Findings of Inadequate
Professional Service |
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| Appeals in connection with Findings of Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct |
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Search by Solicitor's
Name
You can search the On-Line Findings
Database by solicitor's name by entering the Last Name
or part of a Last Name into the box below and clicking
the "Search" Button. This will search the
database for any matches where the name you have entered
matches a name of a solictor who has been party to a
Discipline Tribunal published on this site.
Please note that matches will only
correspond to the name you search against and you should
satisfy yourself from the detail of the information
provided that any particuar finding relates to the actual
solicitor you are checking against.
Search by Date of
Finding
You can also search the On-Line Findings
Database by the Date on which the Tribunal was heard.
Simply enter the date range you would like to search
on using the boxes below and click on the "Search"
Button.
Browse All
Findings
If you would simply like to list all
the Findings which have been registered on the On-Line
Findings Database and browse for the finding you require,
simply click on the "List All Findings" button
below:
Please note that the list will be displayed
in date order, (newest findings first).
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