Law Society-v-John David Mair

Edinburgh, 28 February 2025. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 21 July 2023 and amended on 28 February 2025 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland, Atria One, 144 Morrison Street, Edinburgh against John David Mair, formerly of NEGO8 Ltd, 5 Whittingehame Drive, Glasgow; Finds the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct singly and in cumulo in respect their breaches of Rules B1.2, B6.2.3, B6.4.1, B6.7.3(a), B6.8.1, B6.8.2, B6.13.2 and B6.18.7 of the Practice Rules 2011; Orders that the name of the Respondent be Struck Off the Roll of Solicitors in Scotland; Finds 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 Directs that publicity will be given to this decision and that this publicity shall include the name of the Respondent together with details of all interlocutors and notes issued by the Tribunal during the course of proceedings.

Benjamin Kemp

Vice Chair

By Video Conference, 18 September 2024.  The Tribunal Repels the Respondent’s preliminary pleas relating to time bar, res judicata and public interest; Reserves any preliminary issues relating to the relevancy or specification of the Complaint to the full hearing; Fixes a virtual procedural hearing to take place on 24 October 2024 at 11am;  Directs the Complainers to lodge any documentary productions they intend to rely upon at the full hearing by 12 October 2024; Directs the Respondent to provide the Tribunal with a postal address to which they can be contacted; and Reserves the question of expenses for today’s hearing.

Beverley Atkinson

Vice Chair

By Video Conference, 24 July 2024.  The Tribunal refuses the motion of the Complainers to convert the preliminary hearing already fixed to a substantive hearing; Directs that the Respondent lodge a written Note of Argument no later than 23 August 2024 and that the Complainers lodge a written Note of Argument in response no later than 30 August 2024; and Continues the Complaint to the preliminary hearing, to take place virtually via Zoom, on 18 September 2024.

Catherine Hart

Vice Chair

By Video Conference, 23 April 2024.  The Tribunal, on the motion of the Complainers, sets down a virtual preliminary hearing to take place on a date to be afterwards fixed in September 2024, with a virtual procedural hearing to call approximately eight weeks in advance of the virtual preliminary hearing; Directs that the Respondent lodge a written note of argument no later than two weeks prior to the virtual procedural hearing and that the Complainers lodge a written note of argument in response no later than one week before the virtual procedural hearing; and Directs that Lists of Authorities and Productions to be referred to by the parties at the virtual preliminary hearing be lodged no later than 48 hours prior to the virtual procedural hearing.

Beverley Atkinson

Vice Chair