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Professional Discipline - Scotland

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What the Team is Known For

Balfour+Manson LLP has an impressive practice with experience advising on professional discipline matters across a number of areas, including the legal and education sectors. Its work includes investigating and prosecuting conduct complaints, reviewing decisions of regulatory bodies and advising in relation to specific complaints. The team is well equipped to advise both individuals and professional disciplinary bodies.

Strengths

Balfour+Manson displayed deep and thorough legal knowledge, every communication was articulate and all the arguments put to the other side were robust.

All of the staff at Balfour+Manson were attentive, helpful, kind and caring.

Work Highlights

Balfour+Manson were instructed by the Law Society of Scotland to defend an appeal brought by solicitors issued with a restricted practising certificate. The team were successful in having the appeal dismissed.

Notable practitioners

Elaine Motion is highly adept at prosecuting solicitors in proceedings before the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal. She possesses additional experience representing individuals before their relevant regulatory bodies, including universities and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
 

Elaine Motion was thorough, articulate and clear, and all communications on our behalf were robust and to the point.

 

Elain very quickly grasped the complexities of the issues and pinpointed appropriate courses of action, whilst treating us with extreme kindness and respect.

Jamie Foulis acts on behalf of various professionals, particularly within the educational, medical and legal spheres. He is equally adept at acting for professional bodies including the Law Society of Scotland in professional disciplinary proceedings.
 

Jamie Foulis is a very empathetic and diligent solicitor who understands clients and cares about their welfare in what can be challenging circumstances.

 

Jamie was very helpful and dealt with my case in a respectful way.

 

Jamie is an excellent, knowledgeable and extremely personable litigator. He is an intelligent and thoughtful solicitor, who is able to procure optimal results for his clients.

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Elaine Motion
Head of Professional Discipline
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Jamie Foulis
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