Law Society-v-John Buchanan
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 10 January 2013. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 10 October 2012 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against John Buchanan, Solicitor, Buchanan Burton Solicitors, 2 Strathmore House, Princes Square, East Kilbride; Find the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct in respect of his failure to respond timeously and accurately to the reasonable enquiries made of him by the Scottish Legal Aid Board concerning the affairs of 4 of his clients in breach of the Code of Conduct for Solicitors Holding Practising Certificates issued by the Law Society of Scotland in 2002, the Solicitors (Scotland) (Standards of Conduct) Practice Rules 2008 and the Solicitors (Scotland) (Civil Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance) Practice Rules 2003. Censure the Respondent; 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.
Chairman