Law Society-v-Jane Caroline Chisholm
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 29 October 2019. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 9 July 2019 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Jane Caroline Chisholm, c/o Patricia Black Solicitors Limited, 2 Park Street, Dingwall; Find the Respondent guilty of professional misconduct in respect of her (a) Undue delay in winding up the estate of the late JW in the period from 28 October 2013 to 6 May 2016; (b) Undue delay in winding up the estate of the late EW in the period from 28 October 2013 to 6 May 2016; (c) Failure to communicate effectively with the Secondary Complainer Ms A and failure to keep said Secondary Complainer informed about the progress of the estates of the late JW and EW during the period from 28 October 2013 to 6 May 2016; and (d) Failure to communicate effectively with the Secondary Complainer Mr B and failure to keep said Secondary Complainer informed about the progress of the estate of the late EW; Censure the Respondent; Direct in terms of Section 53(5) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 that for an aggregate period of two years any practising certificate held or issued to the Respondent shall be subject to such restriction as will limit her to acting as a qualified assistant to and to being supervised by such employer or successive employers as may be approved by the Council of the Law Society of Scotland or the Practising Certificate Sub Committee of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland; 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; Direct that publicity will be given to this decision and that this publicity should include the name of the Respondent but need not identify the Secondary Complainers; and Allow the Secondary Complainers 28 days from the date of intimation of these findings to lodge a written claim for compensation.
Nicholas Whyte
Chair
Compensation Interlocutor:
Edinburgh, 12 February 2020. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Jane Chisholm, c/o Patricia Black, P Black Solicitors Limited, 2 Park Street, Dingwall; Allows the Secondary Complainer to withdraw his Claim for Compensation and Finds no expenses due to or by any party in relation to the Claim for Compensation.
Ben Kemp
Acting Vice Chair