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
04/10/2017
Event
Hearing: Law Society-v-David Grant Rattray
Venue
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Date
04/10/2017
Event
Procedural Hearing: Law Society-v-Karen Gibb
Venue
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Date
11/10/2017
Event
Procedural Hearing: Law Society-v-Yvonne Robbie
Venue
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Date
11/10/2017
Event
Hearing: Law Society-v-Louise Sutherland
Venue
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Date
27/10/2017
Event
Procedural & Preliminary Hearing: Law Society-v-Graham Bryson
Venue
The Edinburgh Training & Conference Venue
Date
31/10/2017
Event
Hearing: Law Society-v-Shirley Houlihan
Venue
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Date
27/11/2017
Event
Hearing: Law Society-v-Hugh Scott Neilson
Venue
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Date
08/12/2017
Event
Hearing: Law Society-v-Paul Gallagher
Venue
The Edinburgh Training & Conference Venue
Date
13/12/2017
Event
Hearing: Law Society-v-Depak Bali
Venue
The Edinburgh Training & Conference Venue
Date
18/12/2017
Event
Procedural Hearing: 42ZA Appeal by Ian Donaldson
Venue
The Edinburgh Training & Conference Venue
Date
18/12/2017
Event
Hearing: Law Society-v-Derek Wood
Venue
The Edinburgh Training & Conference Venue
Date
22/01/2018
Event
Hearings: Law Society-v-Brian Travers
Venue
The Edinburgh Training & Conference Venue
Previous
This section contains information about previous Tribunal Hearings and events organised by the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal.
Date
13/09/2017
Event
Hearing: Law Society-v-Peter Manson Robertson
Venue
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Date
07/09/2017
Event
Compensation Hearing: Law Society-v-John O'Donnell
Venue
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Date
07/09/2017
Event
Procedural Hearing: Law Society-v-Hugh Neilson
Venue
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Date
01/08/2017
Event
Procedural & Preliminary Hearings: Law Society-v-Karen Gibb
Venue
Edinburgh Training & Conference Venue
Date
01/08/2017
Event
Procedural Hearing: Law Society-v-William Walls
Venue
The Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue