Law Society-v-Massimo D'Alvito

Edinburgh 15 December 2014.  The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 11 August 2014 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Massimo D’Alvito, 1 Winton Grove, Edinburgh; Find the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct in respect that he acted in a dishonest and deceitful fashion by engaging repeatedly in a scheme designed by him to recover money from the Scottish Legal Aid Board to which he was not entitled; Order that the name of the Respondent be Struck Off the Roll of Solicitors in Scotland; 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. 

Alistair Cockburn

  Chairman