Law Society-v-Glenn James Fraser
Edinburgh 30 August 2019. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Glenn James Fraser of Fraser & Co Criminal Defence Ltd, Unit 2, Newyearfield Business Units, Hawk Brae, Ladywell, Livingston; Find the Respondent not guilty of professional misconduct; Find the Respondent liable in the expenses of the Complainers in relation to the adjourned hearing of 31 January 2019; Find the Complainers otherwise liable in respect of 25% of the expenses of the Respondent, 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; Reserve the question of publicity and invite the parties to lodge written submissions, if so advised, within 28 days of this date.
Colin Bell
Vice Chair
Publicity Interlocutor:
Cupar, 30 October 2019. The Tribunal having considered the submissions of both parties in the Complaint at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Glenn James Fraser of Fraser & Co Criminal Defence Ltd, Unit 2, Newyearfield Business Units, Hawk Brae, Ladywell, Livingston; Direct that publicity will be given to the decisions of the Tribunal of 1 April 2019, 30 August 2019 and 30 October 2019 and that this publicity shall include the names of the Respondent, Secondary Complainers and other witnesses in the case.
Colin Bell
Vice Chair
Preliminary Interlocutor:
Edinburgh, 1 April 2019. The Tribunal having heard submissions in relation to the Complaint at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Glenn James Fraser, Fraser & Company Criminal Defence Limited, Unit 2, Newyearfield Business Units, Hawk Brae, Ladywell, Livingston; Repels the plea of Res Judicata; Repels the plea to the relevancy relating to paragraph 3.2; Upholds the plea to the relevancy of paragraph 4.4 and excludes from probation all of the words following the words “coinciding herewith.” where they appear in line 3 of said paragraph; Repels the objection to the admissibility of the evidence of the witness Butler and Production 36 for the Complainers in hoc statu; Reserves the question of expenses to the conclusion of the case; and Continues the Complaint to the hearing previously assigned for 9 April 2019 at 10am.
Eric Lumsden
Vice Chairman