Solicitor is found guilty of professional misconduct
dailyrecord.co.ukAn Ayr solicitor has been found guilty of professional misconduct by a legal watchdog.John Hodge, a solicitor at Wallace Hodge and Company Ltd, based in Killoch Place, was fined £6000 for his part in a complex legal wrangle involving the discharge of a deceased man’s estate.Hodge was appointed one of three executors in the estate of a deceased man, known only as ‘Mr B.’Controversy arose when he “failed to write” to one person involved in the wrangle, known only as ‘Ms A’ advising her that “legal consequences may arise” from her signing a discharge agreement.According to the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT), Hodge “failed to act with integrity” in relation to the matter.It was found Hodge “failed to act with integrity” when he
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