Law Society-v-Scott Campbell
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 18 April 2013. The Tribunal having considered the amended Complaint at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Scott Campbell, Solicitor of 11/13 Crichton Street, Dundee; Find the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct in cumulo in respect of his failure to comply with the common law standard applicable to a solicitor acting on behalf of a lender in a conveyancing transaction and in particular his failure to report to his client an unusual circumstance and to comply with the explicit instructions provided to him by his client being the obligations imposed on him as provided for within the CML Handbook applicable to Scotland; His failure to act with absolute propriety and to protect the interest of his client being the lender in respect of each transaction; His failure to comply with Regulations 5 and 14 of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 and Rule 24 of the Solicitors (Scotland) Accounts Etc Rules 2001 and his failure to properly and adequately supervise a paralegal in his employ; Censure the Respondent and find the Respondent liable for the expenses of the Complainers and of the Tribunal including the 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.
Dorothy Boyd
Vice Chairman