A procedural hearing is a short hearing to ascertain whether or not the facts in the case are in dispute, what evidence will be required and whether there are any preliminary issues to be decided before a full hearing can be fixed.
If legal matters are raised, it may be that a preliminary hearing/debate is required to deal with issues such as competency, relevancy, delay or Human Rights.
A full hearing (also referred to as a substantive hearing) is fixed in most cases. Evidence may be led or the case can be dealt with by submissions.
A compensation hearing is fixed when professional misconduct has been established against a solicitor and the secondary complainer has lodged a claim for compensation.
This section contains information about forthcoming Tribunal Hearings and events organised by the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal.
26/05/2022
Virtual Procedural Hearing: Law Society-v-Ian Gordon Davidson
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
26/05/2022
Virtual Hearing: Law Society-v-Daniel Anthony McGinn
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
31/05/2022
Compensation Hearing: Law Society-v-David McNeish
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
14/06/2022
Virtual Hearing: Law Society-v-Matthew David Cohen
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
16/06/2022
Virtual Hearing: Law Society-v-Michael Thompson
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
20/06/2022
Virtual Procedural Hearing: Law Society-v-Matthew Berlow
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
20/06/2022
Virtual Procedural Hearing: Law Society-v-David Wilkie-Thorburn
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
22/06/2022
Virtual Hearing: Section 42ZA Appeal by Alan Conroy
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
29/06/2022
Virtual Procedural Hearing: Law Society-v-Robert Alasdair Mactaggart
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
29/06/2022
Virtual Hearing: Law Society-v-Ronald Grant Fulton
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
26/07/2022
Virtual Procedural Hearing: Law Society-v-Michael McKeown
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
This section contains information about previous Tribunal Hearings and events organised by the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal.
23/05/2022
Virtual Procedural Hearing: Law Society-v-Allan Richard Morison Steele
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
10/05/2022
Virtual Procedural Hearing: Section 42ZA Appeal by Grant Maclean
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
10/05/2022
Compensation Hearing (2): Law Society-v-Fiona McKinnon
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
10/05/2022
Compensation Hearing (1): Law Society-v-Fiona McKinnon
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
04/05/2022
Virtual Hearing: Law Society-v-Douglas Kilpatrick
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
27/04/2022
Virtual Preliminary Hearing: Section 42ZA Appeal by Alan Conroy
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
25/04/2022
Virtual Hearing: Section 42ZA Appeal by Wesley Mitchell
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
22/04/2022
Virtual Procedural Hearing: Law Society-v-Ronald Grant Fulton
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
22/04/2022
Virtual Procedural Hearing: Section 42ZA Appeal by Grant Maclean
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
22/04/2022
Virtual Procedural Hearing: Law Society-v-Douglas Kilpatrick
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
19/04/2022
Virtual Procedural Hearing: Law Society-v-Saaima Khalid
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
23/03/2022
Virtual Procedural Hearing: Law Society-v-Michael Thompson
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
17/03/2022
Virtual Procedural Hearing: Law Society-v-Saaima Khalid
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
17/03/2022
Virtual Procedural Hearing: Law Society-v-Ian Gordon Davidson
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
15/03/2022
Virtual Hearing: Section 42ZA Appeal by Wesley Mitchell
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
01/03/2022
Virtual Hearing: Section 42ZA Appeal by Reham El Menshawy
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
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