Part II Right to Practise as a Solicitor
Practising Certificates
18 Suspension of practising certificates.
1
If—
a
F4b
a guardian is appointed to a solicitor under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 4);
c
the estate of the solicitor is sequestrated;
d
a solicitor grants a trust deed for behoof of creditors;
e
a judicial factor is appointed on the estate of the solicitor under section 41;
any practising certificate for the time being in force of that solicitor shall cease to have effect, and he shall be suspended from practice as a solicitor.
F81ZA
The Council may suspend from practice a solicitor who—
a
has been convicted of an offence involving dishonesty, or
b
in respect of an offence, has been—
i
fined an amount equivalent to level 4 on the standard scale or more (whether on summary or solemn conviction), or
ii
sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 12 months or more.
F51A
If—
a
an administration or winding up order, or an appointment of a provisional liquidator, liquidator, receiver or judicial factor has been made in relation to the incorporated practice; or
b
a resolution has been passed for the voluntary winding-up of an incorporated practice (other than a resolution passed solely for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation of the incorporated practice with another incorporated practice),
the recognition under section 34(1A) of the incorporated practice shall be thereby revoked.
2
3
On the occurrence of the cirumstances mentioned in paragraphs (d) or (e) of subsection (1) the trustee or as the case may be the judicial factor shall intimate his appointment to the Council in writing immediately.
F73A
On the occurence of the circumstances mentioned in—
a
paragraph (a) of subsection (1A), the administrator, provisional liquidator, liquidator, receiver or, as the case may be, judicial factor appointed in relation to the incorporated practice;
b
paragraph (b) of subsection (1A), the incorporated practice
shall immediately intimate that fact to the Council.