Online Tribunal Diary Hearings may be subject to change at short notice. The diary will be updated regularly.
Different Types of Hearings
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.
Upcoming
This section contains information about forthcoming Tribunal Hearings and events organised by the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal.
Date
08/06/2020
Event
Virtual Preliminary Hearing: Section 42ZA Appeal by Robert Kidd
Venue
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
Date
02/07/2020
Event
Virtual Procedural Hearing: Section 42ZA Appeal by Alan Niall Macpherson Mickel
Venue
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
Date
02/07/2020
Event
Virtual Procedural Hearing (in private): Law Society-v-William Murnin
Venue
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
Date
13/07/2020
Event
Virtual Compensation Procedural Hearing: Law Society-v-Steven Lilly
Venue
Virtual Tribunal on Zoom
Previous
This section contains information about previous Tribunal Hearings and events organised by the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal.
Date
16/03/2020
Event
Compensation Hearing: Law Society-v-John Hodge
Venue
The Edinburgh Training & Conference Venue
Date
10/03/2020
Event
Continued Hearing: Law Society-v-Duncan McKinnon Burd
Venue
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Date
06/03/2020
Event
Continued Hearing: Law Society-v-Gordon Dangerfield
Venue
The Royal Society of Edinburgh