Law Society-v-James Joseph McGinley
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 6 January 2005. The Tribunal having considered the amended Complaint dated 5 January 2005 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against James Joseph McGinley, Solicitor, Reilly McGinley, 57 Ruthven Lane, Glasgow; Find the Respondent guilty of professional misconduct in respect of his unconscionable delay and at times failure to reply to letters from another firm of solicitors and correspondence from the Law Society and his unconscionable delay in implementing a mandate; Censure the Respondent and Fine him in the sum of £1000 to be forfeit to Her Majesty; 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 Law Society’s Table of Fees for general business; and Direct that publicity will be given to this decision and that this publicity should include the name of the Respondent.
Vice Chairman