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Annual Reports Annual Reports of the Tribunal for the past five years
Annual Report for the Year ending 31 October 2021
Chair's Remarks: I am delighted to introduce my first Annual Report for the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal. I was elected as Chair of the Tribunal in June 2021, and it has proved to be an eventful time to lead the...
Annual Report for the Year ending 31 October 2020
Chair's Remarks: This has been an unusual year for all of us and that experience has been no different for the Tribunal. During the first part of the year all Tribunal hearings were conducted in person. Part way through this...
Annual Report for the Year ending 31 October 2019
Chair's Remarks: Last year, Esther Roberton’s report, “Fit for the Future” was produced following her Independent Review of the Regulation of Legal Services in Scotland. This year, the Tribunal participated in the Government’s consultation on the recommendations contained in that...
Annual Report for the Year ending 31 October 2018
Chairman's remarks: This year has seen some changes to the membership of the Tribunal. We were sorry to lose the experience of several of our established members due to the expiry of their terms of appointment. We said a fond...
Annual Report for the Year ending 31 October 2017
Change and Challenge The 2017 Annual Report is being published at a time when the profession is facing fundamental change to the way in which solicitors are regulated and disciplined. This year, the Scottish Government established an Independent Review of...
