Law Society-v-Iain David Haywood
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 10 January 2014. The Tribunal having considered the amended Complaint dated 6 January 2014 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Iain David Haywood, 19 Pitkevy Court, Glenrothes; Find the Respondent guilty of professional misconduct in respect of his failure to comply with his common law duties when acting for a purchaser and lender, his failure to comply with paragraphs 3, 4 and 9 of the Solicitors (Scotland) (Standards of Conduct) Practice Rules 2008 and his failure to comply with the requirements of the CML Handbook; Censure the Respondent; Fine him in the sum of £2,000 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.
Kenneth Paterson
Vice Chairman