Law Society-v-Louise Marie Hay
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 6 December 2005. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 14 June 2005 at the instance of the Law Society of Scotland against Louise Marie Hay, Upper Vicarsford, 37 Albany Road, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, in respect of the conviction of the Respondent of an act involving dishonesty; Censure the Respondent and Direct in terms of Section 53(5) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 that any practising certificate held or issued to the Respondent shall be subject to such restriction as will limit her to acting as a qualified assistant to and being supervised by such employer or successive employers as may be approved by the Council or the Practising Certificate Committee of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland for a period of five years; 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 the Order for payment of the expenses shall be suspended for a period of two years from the date of taxation of such expenses: and Direct that publicity will be given to this decision and that this publicity should include the name of the Respondent.
Alistair M Cockburn
Chairman