Law Society-v-Shahid Sattar Pervez
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 15 October 2008. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 30 June 2008 (Reference DC/08/47) at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Shahid Sattar Pervez, of the former firm of Belton Pervez, 430 Victoria Road, Glasgow, then of HM Prison Castle Huntly Open Estate, Longforgan, Dundee and now in terms of a home release curfew residing at 8 Langhaul Place, Crookston, Glasgow: Find the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct in respect of his unreasonable delay in responding to the reasonable enquiries of the Law Society in relation to a complaint made against him; Find that the Respondent failed to comply with the Determination and Direction given by the Law Society of Scotland on 29 January 2008 under Section 42A of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 within the period specified; 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 £14.00; and Direct that publicity will be given to this decision and that this publicity should include the name of the Respondent.
David Coull
Vice Chairman