Law Society-v-Ian MacLachlan Allan
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 6 May 2009. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 13 February 2009 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Ian MacLachlan Allan, Solicitor, Messrs Stenhouse, Husband & Irvine, 3 East Port, Dunfermline; Find that the Respondent guilty of professional misconduct singly and in cumulo in respect of his failure to have a disposition in favour of his clients timeously stamped and recorded and his persistent failure to answer correspondence from other solicitors; Censure the Respondent; Fine him in the sum of £2000 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.
Kirsteen Keyden
Vice Chairman