Law Society-v-Douglas Burnett

By Video Conference,  16 December 2025. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 12 August 2025 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland, Atria One, 144 Morrison Street, Edinburgh against Douglas Burnett, Burnett Legal Services Limited, 6 King’s Gate, Aberdeen; Finds the Respondent guilty of professional misconduct in respect of his breaches of Articles 2 and 5 of the Code of Conduct for Scottish Solicitors 2002, Rules 3, 9, 10 and 11 of the Solicitors (Scotland) (Standards of Conduct) Practice Rules 2008 and Rules B1.4, B1.9 and B1.10 of the Law Society of Scotland Practice Rules 2011; Censures the Respondent; Fines the Respondent in the sum of £6,000 to be Forfeit to His Majesty; Finds the Respondent liable in the expenses of the Complainers and of the Tribunal including expenses of the Clerk, chargeable as the same may be taxed by the Auditor of the Court of Session on a party and party basis in terms of Schedule 1 of the Act of Sederunt (Taxation of Judicial Expenses Rules) 2019 as amended with a unit rate of £18.00; and Directs that publicity will be given to this decision and that this publicity should include the name of the Respondent but need not identify any other person; Allows the Complaint Originators 28 days from the date of intimation of these findings to lodge a written claim for compensation, if so advised.

Colin Bell

Chair