Law Society-v-Alasdair Bremner Oag
Interlocutor
Interlocutor:
Edinburgh 13 August 2013. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 8 March 2013 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Alasdair Bremner Oag, Solicitor, Oag & Co Solicitors, 77 Buccleuch Street, Dumfries; Find the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct in respect of his failure between 20 February 2006 and 26 July 2011 to register a valid Disposition in respect of a client’s property whereby the ownership of the property was placed in jeopardy, his failure between September 2009 and July 2011 to reply to reasonable enquiries of the Law Society following upon the Quality Assurance Review of August 2009 and failure to comply with the notices served upon him, his failure between September 2009 and July 2011 to reply to the reasonable enquiries of the Law Society following Financial Compliance Inspections of August 2009 and April and July 2010 and his repeated failure between December 2005 and July 2011 to adequately supervise his employees to ensure that there was an effective system in force for their training and supervision and for the protection of clients whereby a client was seriously inconvenienced and his ability to co-operate with the Quality Assurance Review and Financial Compliance Inspections and the Complaints Investigation process of the Law Society was seriously impaired; 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
Compensation Interlocutor:
Edinburgh 13 August 2013. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 8 March 2013 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Alasdair Bremner Oag, Solicitor, Oag & Co Solicitors, 77 Buccleuch Street, Dumfries and having considered the Secondary Complainer’s claim for compensation; Ordain the Respondent to make payment to the Secondary Complainer, Stewart Allan, Duncanin House, Peninver, Campbeltown, Argyll in the sum of £1,000 in respect of inconvenience and stress resulting from the misconduct and that within 28 days of the date on which this Interlocutor becomes final with interest at the rate of 8% per annum from the due date until paid.
Malcolm McPherson
Vice Chairman