Law Society-v-Hamish Loudon Melrose
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 30 May, 2007. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 15 March, 2007 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Hamish Loudon Melrose of Melrose, Queen Anne House, 111 High Street, Fort William; Find the Respondent guilty of professional misconduct in respect of his passing a mobile telephone to a prisoner in custody contrary to Article 6 of the 2001 Code of Conduct for Criminal Work; Censure the Respondent; Find the Respondent liable in the expenses of the Complainers and in the expenses 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