Law Society-v-Shahid Sattar Pervez
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 15 October 2008. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 30 June 2008 (Reference DC/08/50) 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 singly and in cumulo in respect of the Respondent and his firm unreasonably delaying or failing to record Standard Securities in favour of their client, a lender; to provide that client with any or all of the relevant Schedule of Particulars; to advise the said client that Standard Securities had been registered; to deliver relevant Standard Securities and/or title deeds to the said client; to provide the relevant company documentation in particular Minutes or Resolutions to protect their client’s interest; to advise the said client whether a proposed lease was to proceed or not; to communicate effectively with the said client; to update the said client on developments and to protect their interests and in relation to the Respondent’s unreasonable delay to respond to the reasonable enquiries of the Law Society; 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