Law Society-v-William Christopher Tulips
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 6 December 2013. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against William Christopher Tulips, Muirbrow Chambers, 118 Cadzow Street, Hamilton; Find the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct in respect of (1) his failure to comply with the terms of the common law standard applicable to a solicitor acting on behalf of a lender in a conveyancing transaction, in particular, his failure to report to his client, his failure to comply with the explicit instructions provided to him by his client being the obligations imposed on him as provided for within the CML Lenders Handbook applicable to Scotland and his failure to act with absolute propriety and to protect the interests of his client, being the lender, in respect of each transaction; (2) his failure to comply with the terms of Rule 6 of the Solicitors (Scotland) Accounts etc Rules 2001; (3) his failure to comply with the terms of the said Accounts Rules in so far as they relate to Money Laundering Regulations, in particular Rule 24; and (4) his failure to comply with Regulations 5 and 14 of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007; Censure the Respondent; Fine him in the sum of £2,500 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 and may but has no need to include the names of anyone other than the Respondent.
Douglas McKinnon
Vice Chairman