Law Society-v-Aidan Vincent Gallagher
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 14 June 2018. The Tribunal having considered the amended Complaint dated 23 January 2018 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Aidan Vincent Gallagher, Aidan Gallagher & Company, Solicitors, 4 Argyle Street, Greenock; Find the Respondent guilty of professional misconduct in respect of his breaches of Rules B1.2, B1.4 and B1.5 of the Law Society of Scotland Practice Rules 2011; Censure the Respondent; Find the Respondent liable in the expenses of the Complainers and of the Tribunal including expenses of the Clerk, chargeable on a time and line basis as the same may be taxed by the Auditor of the Court of Session on an agent and client, client paying 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 will be given to this decision and that this publicity should include the name of the Respondent but need not identify any other person.
Alan McDonald
Vice Chairman
Compensation Interlocutor:
Glasgow, 19 September 2018. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Aidan Vincent Gallagher, Aidan Gallagher & Company, Solicitors, 4 Argyle Street, Greenock and having previously determined that the Respondent was guilty of professional misconduct; Having considered whether it was appropriate to award compensation to the Secondary Complainer, Mr A; Make no award of compensation; Make no finding of expenses due to or by either party; and Direct that publicity will be given to this decision and that this publicity should include the name of the Respondent but need not identify any other person.
Eric Lumsden
Vice Chairman