Law Society-v-Vincent Cobb

Edinburgh 6 February 2018.  The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 6 January 2017 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Vincent Cobb, Flat 0/2, 63 Kirkland Street, Glasgow; Find the Respondent guilty of professional misconduct singly and in cumulo in respect of his 1(a) breach of the Accounts Rules by taking monies from clients for his own personal use and failing to properly record the sums received or pay them into proper clients’ accounts (b) deliberate attempts to mislead clients in the firm in relation to his dealings with client monies; 2(a) failure to advise a client that he was not a client of the firm (b) failure to advise a client that he was no longer employed by the firm (c) taking into his possession and keeping client documents and failing the return them when requested (d) acting outside the cover of the master policy; 3(a) failure to notify the Council of his change of address, leading to delays in him receiving correspondence or statutory notices sent by the Council to him on 27 January 2016, 18 February 2016, 19 February 2016, 22 February 2016, 23 February 2016, 23 March 2016, 8 April 2016 and 13 May 2016 (b) failure to respond timeously, accurately or fully to correspondence sent by the Council to him on 26 May 2016 and 3 June 2016 and (c) failure to respond promptly and efficiently to correspondence or statutory notices received from the Council in respect of its regulatory function; Continue the hearing to 23 February 2018 at 2pm for further submissions.  

Nicholas Whyte

  Chairman

Edinburgh, 23 February 2018. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 6 January 2017 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against Vincent Cobb, Flat 0/2, 63 Kirkland Street, Glasgow and having previously determined that the said Vincent Cobb was guilty of professional misconduct; Order that the name of the Respondent be Struck Off the Roll of Solicitors in Scotland; Direct in terms of Section 53(6) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 that this order shall take effect on the date on which the written Findings are intimated to the Respondent; Find the Respondent liable in the expenses of the Complainers and of the Tribunal including expenses of the Clerk, chargeable on a time and line basis as the same may be taxed by the Auditor of the Court of Session on an agent and client, client paying 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 but should not identify any other individual.

 Nicholas Whyte

  Chairman