Law Society-v-Alan John Baillie
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 22 April 2014. The Tribunal having considered the amended Complaint at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Alan John Baillie, Baillies Law Limited, 37 Union Street, Dundee; Find the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct in respect of his breach of the Code of Conduct 2002 and Practice Rules 2008 in respect of a number of transactions including numerous breaches of the CML Handbook, his failure to communicate effectively with clients and misleading lender clients, his acting in conflict or potential conflict of interest situations, his breach of the Solicitors (Scotland) Accounts, Accounts Certificate, Professional Practice and Guarantee Fund Rules 2001 in respect of his failure to comply with the Money Laundering Regulations, his failure to comply with the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in respect of transaction 8 and his failure to comply with the Solicitors (Scotland) Practice Rules 1996; Censure the Respondent; Fine him in the sum of £10,000 to be forfeit to Her Majesty; 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 and may but has no need to include the names of anyone other than the Respondent.
Malcolm McPherson
Vice Chairman