Law Society-v-William Michael Lewis
Interlocutor
Edinburgh 27th September 2006. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 31st March 2006 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against William Michael Lewis, Solicitor, 1 Hope Park Terrace, Edinburgh; Find the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct in respect of his persistent failure to timeously record dispositions, standard securities and discharges of standard securities, his failure to respond to the reasonable requests of the Law Society for information and his failure to keep his client fully informed in connection with a transaction and failure to respond to the reasonable enquiries of his client for information in connection with the matter; Censure the Respondent and Fine him in the sum of £7,500 to be forfeit to Her Majesty; 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 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