(1)Where, after holding an inquiry under section 53(1) into a complaint of professional misconduct against a solicitor, the Tribunal—
(a)is not satisfied that he has been guilty of professional misconduct;
(b)considers that he may be guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct,
it must remit the complaint to the Council.
(2)Where the Tribunal remits a complaint to the Council under subsection (1), it may make available to the Council any of its findings in fact in its inquiry into the complaint under section 53(1).]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 53ZA-53ZC inserted (1.10.2008) by Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), ss. 53(3), 82, (with s. 77); S.S.I. 2008/311, art. 2