Law Society-v-Carl Alexander Crone
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 14 June, 2007. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 1 May, 2007 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Carl Alexander Crone, Solicitor, Queens Court House, 39 Sandgate, Ayr; Find the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct in respect of his misleading the Royal Bank of Scotland as to the purpose of bridging finance thereby obtaining loan funds from the Bank on the basis that they were required to purchase a property in Scotland when the truth was that they were required to purchase a property in Italy; Censure the Respondent; Find the Respondent liable in the expenses of the Complainers and of the Tribunal as the same may be taxed by the Auditor of the Court of Session on a solicitor and client indemnity basis in terms of Chapter 3 of the last published Law Society Table of Fees for General Business with a unit rate of £11.85; and direct that publicity will be given to this decision and that this publicity should include the name of the Respondent.
Alistair Cockburn
Chairman