Law Society-v-Damien Christopher Tonner
By Video Conference, 25 August 2022. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 1 February 2022 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Damien Christopher Tonner, having place of business at Clyde & Co., Albany House, 58 Albany Street, Edinburgh; Find the Respondent guilty of professional misconduct in respect of his breach of Rules 3 and 9 of the Solicitors (Scotland) (Standards of Conduct) Practice Rules 2008 and Rules B1.4 and B1.9 of the Law Society of Scotland Practice Rules 2011; Censure the Respondent; 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 that this publicity should include the name of the Respondent but need not identify the Secondary Complainer or any other person; and Allow the Secondary Complainer 28 days from the date of intimation of these findings to lodge an amended claim for compensation if so advised.
Beverley Atkinson
Vice Chair
Compensation Interlocutor
By Video Conference, 19 December 2022. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Damien Christopher Tonner, having a place of business at Clyde & Co., Albany House, 58 Albany Street, Edinburgh and having previously determined that the Respondent was guilty of professional misconduct; Having considered whether it was appropriate to award compensation to the Secondary Complainer; Make no award of compensation; Make no finding of expenses due to or by either party; and Direct that publicity will be given to this decision and that this publicity should include the name of the Respondent but need not identify the Secondary Complainer or any other person.