Law Society-v-Alan Maitland Dewar McWilliam
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 27 February 2015. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 22 December 2014 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Alan Maitland Dewar McWilliam, Solicitor, 3 Hartington Place, Edinburgh; Find the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct in respect of his failure to respond timeously, openly, honestly and accurately to the reasonable enquiries made of him by the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission and the Law Society of Scotland in connection with a complaint raised in connection with a Trust, despite repeated and numerous reminders being made of him by both organisations and his conduct being contrary to Practice Rules B1/9/1 and B1/14/1; Censure the Respondent; Fine the Respondent in the sum of £2500, 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.
Alan McDonald
Vice Chairman