Law Society-v-Ian Samuel Gerard Donnelly
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 20 February 2008. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 8 November 2007 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Ian Samuel Gerard Donnelly, residing at 158 Stonelaw Road, Rutherglen, Glasgow; Find the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct in respect of his committing serious criminal offences all of which had a sexual context to them and some of which related to children of tender years; Given that the Respondent had already had his name administratively removed from the Roll of Solicitors in Scotland; 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 an agent and client indemnity basis in terms of Chapter Three of the last published Law Society’s 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 but will not include the names or identify in any way the victims of the Respondent’s actions.
Gordon Cunningham
Chairman