Law Society-v-Mark David Sheppard
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 28 February 2008. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 17 October 2007 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Mark David Sheppard, residing at 91 Coillesdene Avenue, Edinburgh; Find the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct in respect of his misappropriation of funds, misrepresentations to his client, lenders and another firm of solicitors and his breaches of Rule 8 (1) and Rule 8 (4) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Accounts, Accounts Certificate, Professional Practice and Guarantee Fund Rules 2001 by cashing various cheques which represented payments of judicial expenses and crediting them against the wrong client accounts; Given that the Respondent’s name has been 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.
Chairman