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A solicitor who tried to claim legal aid in respect of food and drink purchases has been found guilty of professional misconduct and fined £5,000. Duncan Burd, 58, was, however, not found to have been dishonest by the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal (SSDT).

A Scots lawyer who lied to a former world champion boxer about his chances of a successful appeal while he was in prison has been struck off. Steven Lilly was sacked from his job after former featherweight champion Scott Harrison, 42, (referred to as "Mr A") lodged a complaint.

A solicitor has been found guilty of professional misconduct and fined £10,000 after being convicted of road traffic offences. Martha Anne Rafferty was fined the sum by the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal.

Solicitors David Dickson, Deborah Lovell and Vincent McGovern have been appointed to the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal (SSDT). The Lord President, Lord Carloway, confirmed their appointments for a five-year term beginning 1 November 2019.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has said in response to the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal’s recent consultation on the standard of proof to be applied in misconduct proceedings that it should lower the standard of proof to the civil standard. The SLCC takes the view

A well-known Angus solicitor has been struck off after the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal found him guilty of professional misconduct. John Fleming Hamilton, 62, known as Ian, was the sole partner in Maclean and Lowson, a Forfar-based firm.

The Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) has launched a consultation on the question of whether the civil standard of proof should apply in professional misconduct cases. There is no statutory requirement for a particular standard, but the SSDT has always employed the criminal standa

A solicitor has had his practising certificate restricted and has been fined and censured for professional misconduct, which included issuing "contrived" fee notes. Thomas Duff, of Robert F Duff & Co Ltd in Largs, was not, however, struck off by the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal.