Professional Conduct Sub-Committee 2
Convener
VACANT
Secretaries
Solicitor Members
Donna Carson
Emma Cuckow
Shona Ewen
Gordon Lennox
Fiona Sasan
Nick Taylor
Lay Members
Jeremy Clarke
Vikki Halliday
Gary Kerr
Peigi Macarthur
Dr Bruce Nelson
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.