Law Society-v-William Pirie Rennie
Edinburgh 14 February 2006. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 9 November 2005 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland against William Pirie Rennie, Solicitor, 4 Beaufield Gardens, Kilmaurs, Kilmarnock; Find the Respondent guilty of Professional Misconduct in respect of his unconscionable delay and ultimate failure in the administration of an estate and his unreasonable delay and ultimate failure to respond to the reasonable enquiries made of him and notices served on him by the Law Society; Censure the Respondent; Direct in terms of Section 53(5) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 that any practising certificate held or to be issued to the Respondent shall be subject to such Restriction as will limit him to acting as a qualified assistant to, and to being supervised by, such employer or successive employers as may be approved by the Council of the Law Society of Scotland or the Practising Certificate Committee of the Law Society of Scotland and that for an aggregate period of three 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 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 £11.85; and Direct that publicity will be given to this decision and that this publicity should include the name of the Respondent.
M McPherson
Vice Chairman