Professional Conduct Sub-Committee 1
Convener
David Syme
Secretaries
Solicitor Members
Rebecca Gray
Alistair Hill
Grace McGill
Christopher Rae
Ross Yuill
Lay Members
Peter Balnave
John Birkenhead
David Crossan
Sandra Hislop
Dominic Notarangelo
Robyn Wisbey
Aims & functions of the committee
- To determine conduct complaints against Scottish solicitors, executry and conveyancing practitioners.
- To decide if a conduct complaint may amount to professional misconduct and requires to be referred to the Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal in terms of Section 51 of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980.
- To decide if a conduct complaint against a Scottish solicitor amounts to unsatisfactory professional conduct in terms of Section 42ZA of the 1980 Act, and in the event that a determination is made to impose appropriate sanctions.
- To determine whether no action should be taken in relation to a conduct complaints against, Scottish solicitors, executry and conveyancing practitioners.
- To decide if a conduct complaint against an executry and/or conveyancing practitioner amounts to unsatisfactory professional conduct in terms of Section 20 ZB of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions)(Scotland) Act 1990.