Law Society-v-Alan Maitland Dewar McWilliam
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 13 August 2013. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 3 May 2013 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Alan Maitland Dewar McWilliam, Solicitor of 3 Hartington Place, Edinburgh; Find the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct in respect of his failure to reply timeously to the enquiries made of him by the Law Society concerning a deficit noted on his accounts certificate; 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.
Malcolm McPherson
Vice Chairman