Law Society-v-John Graham Lints

Edinburgh 16 January 2013.  The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 26 October 2012 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against John Graham Lints, 1/6 Succoth Avenue, Edinburgh; Find the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct in respect of his undertaking five conveyancing transactions in which he failed to comply with his obligations in terms of the Money Laundering Regulations, the Solicitors (Scotland) Accounts etc Fund Rules 2001 and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 by not applying appropriate due diligence; Order that the name of the Respondent, John Graham Lints, be Struck Off the Roll of Solicitors in Scotland; 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; and Direct that publicity will be given to this decision and that this publicity should include the name of the Respondent.

Dorothy Boyd

 Vice Chairman