Law Society-v-Neil Iain Woodrow
Interlocutor
Edinburgh, 25 January 2007. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 28 July 2006 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society against Neil Iain Woodrow, Solicitor of Macbeth and Maclagan, Solicitors, 34 Castle Street, Rothesay; Find the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct in respect of his breach of Rules 10, 11 and 24 of the Solicitors (Scotland) Accounts etc Rules 2001, his repeatedly acting in breach of the Accounts Rules despite his shortcomings being brought to his attention and his unreasonable delay in recording and registering Dispositions and Standard Securities and Discharges; Censure the Respondent, Fine the Respondent in the sum of £2,000 to be forfeit to her Majesty; and Direct in terms of Section 53 (5) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 that for a period of five years with effect from 1 July 2007, the Respondent shall be subject to such Restriction on his practising certificate as will limit him to acting as a partner of, member in or qualified assistant to such solicitor, firm, limited liability partnership or other employer as may be approved by the Council of the Law Society of Scotland or the Practising Certificate Committee of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland (declaring that such solicitor or at least one partner in such firm shall have held a full practising certificate for at least 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 a solicitor and client indemnity basis in terms of Chapter Three of the last published Law Society’s Table of Fees for General Business at a unit rate of £11.85; Direct that publicity will be given to this decision and that this publicity should include the name of the Respondent.
K R Robb
Vice Chairman