Law Society-v-Alan Niall Macpherson Mickel & Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
Interlocutor
Perth, 15 January 2019. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Alan Niall MacPherson Mickel, Flat 2/1, 13 Partickhill Road, Hyndland, Glasgow and Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, 75 Newlands Road, Newlands, Glasgow; Find the First Respondent guilty of professional misconduct in respect of his breaches of Rules B6.7.1, B6.20.1 and B1.7.1 of the Law Society of Scotland Practice Rules 2011; Find the Second Respondent guilty of professional misconduct in respect of her breaches of Rules B6.7.1, B6.20.1 and B1.7.1 of the Law Society of Scotland Practice Rules 2011; Censure the First Respondent and fine him in the sum of £3,000 to be forfeit to Her Majesty; Censure the Second Respondent and fine her in the sum of £3,000 to be forfeit to Her Majesty; Find the Respondents jointly and severally 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 names of the Respondents.
Nicholas Whyte
Chairman
The Tribunal's decision regarding expenses was judicially reviewed. The Court of Session decision in Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh-v-The Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal is available here.