Law Society-v-Craig Robert Harvie

Edinburgh, 15 May 2023.  The Tribunal having considered the amended Complaint dated 16 December 2022 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Craig Robert Harvie, Eden Legal Limited, Unit E3, Inveralmond Business Centre, 6 Auld Bond Road, Perth; Find the Respondent guilty of professional misconduct in cumulo in respect of his contraventions of Rules B1.2, B1.4.1, B1.7.1, B1.5.1 and B1.9.1 of the Law Society of Scotland Practice Rules 2011; Censure the Respondent; Fine him in the sum of £5,000 to be Forfeit to His 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; Direct that publicity will be given to this decision; and Allow the two Secondary Complainers 28 days from the date of intimation of these findings to lodge a claim for compensation if so advised.

Ben Kemp