Appeal under Section 42ZA - James Cruickshank
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 28 November 2012. The Tribunal having considered the Appeal by James Cruickshank, The Digger, Suite 223, Claymore House, 149 Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow (hereinafter referred to as “the Appellant”) against a Decision by the Council of the Law Society (hereinafter referred to as “the First Respondent) dated 26 April 2012, not to uphold a complaint of unsatisfactory professional conduct in respect of Heads of Complaint 1, 2 and 3 against Keith D McFarlane, Solicitor, Gillespie Macandrew LLP, 5 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh (hereinafter referred to as “Second Respondent”); Find the Appeal irrelevant and lacking in specification and Refuse the Appeal and Confirm the Determination of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland dated 26 April 2012; Find the Appellant liable in the expenses of the Law Society and the Tribunal including the expenses of the Clerk as the same may be taxed by the Auditor of the Sheriff Court at Edinburgh on a party and party basis in terms of Chapter Three of the last published Law Society’s Table of Fees for general business with a unit rate of £14.00; and Direct that publicity shall be given to this decision such publicity to include the name of the Appellant.
Alistair Cockburn
Chairman