Law Society Of Scotland And Mr Iain Mcintyre

EDM number 451 in 1995-96, proposed by Ernie Ross on 19/02/1996.

That this House is astonished to learn of the case of Iain McIntyre of Paisley who has suffered estimated losses of ú2.7 million due to a series of incidents of negligence and bad faith at the hands of consecutive firms of solicitors; finds it incredible that what started out as a simple conveyancing error has developed into a 10 year legal nightmare of horrific complexity involving seven court processes; believes that inherent conflicts exist between the Law Society of Scotland's duties to guard the public interest and protect its members' interests which have forced Mr McIntyre to endure the loss of his business, the forced sale of his home, long periods of severe depressive illness and liability for expenses amounting to ú173,000; further believes that it is unjustifiable that the Law Society of Scotland holds the master professional indemnity insurance policy which has built into it penalties and bonuses which give solicitors a vested interest in minimising negligence claims at unfair levels; is convinced that the principle of Scots law that everyone is entitled to independent legal representation has been breached by the Secretary of the Law Society of Scotland actively encouraging one firm of solicitors to cease acting for Mr McIntyre; and calls for a judicial inquiry into Mr McIntyre's case and an urgent review of the self-regulatory status of the Law Society of Scotland.

This motion has been signed by a total of 46 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Ernie Ross	19/02/1996	Dundee West		Proposed
Irene Adams	19/02/1996	Paisley North		Signed
Brian H Donohoe	19/02/1996	Cunninghame South		Signed
Michael Connarty	19/02/1996	Falkirk East		Signed
Jamie Cann	19/02/1996	Ipswich		Signed
William McKelvey	19/02/1996	Kilmarnock & Loudoun		Signed
Jimmy Hood	19/02/1996	Clydesdale		Signed
Norman Hogg	19/02/1996	Cumbernauld & Kilsyth		Signed
Harry Barnes	20/02/1996	North East Derbyshire		Signed
John Cummings	20/02/1996	Easington		Signed
Bill Michie	20/02/1996	Sheffield, Heeley		Signed
Ken Livingstone	20/02/1996	Brent East		Signed
Robert Litherland	20/02/1996	Manchester Central		Signed
John Home Robertson	20/02/1996	East Lothian		Signed
Rachel Squire	20/02/1996	Dunfermline West		Signed
Dennis Skinner	20/02/1996	Bolsover		Signed
Mike Hall	21/02/1996	Warrington South		Signed
Norman Godman	21/02/1996	Greenock and Port Glasgow		Signed
George Foulkes	21/02/1996	Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley		Signed
Malcolm Chisholm	21/02/1996	Edinburgh Leith		Signed
Colin Pickthall	21/02/1996	West Lancashire		Signed
John Evans	22/02/1996	St Helens North		Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	22/02/1996	Islington North		Signed
Calum MacDonald	22/02/1996	Na h-Eileanan an Iar		Signed
Martin O'Neill	26/02/1996	Clackmannan		Signed
Terry Rooney	27/02/1996	Bradford North		Signed
Alan Simpson	27/02/1996	Nottingham South		Signed
Helen Liddell	27/02/1996	Monklands East		Signed
Tony Worthington	27/02/1996	Clydebank & Milngavie		Signed
David Steel	28/02/1996	Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale		Signed
Eddie Loyden	28/02/1996	Liverpool, Garston		Signed
Martyn Jones	28/02/1996	Clwyd South West		Signed
Robert Parry	28/02/1996	Liverpool, Riverside		Signed
Nigel Griffiths	28/02/1996	Edinburgh South		Signed
Audrey Wise	29/02/1996	Preston		Signed
Dale Campbell-Savours	29/02/1996	Workington		Signed
Charles Kennedy	29/02/1996	Ross and Cromarty and Skye		Signed
Adam Ingram	29/02/1996	East Kilbride		Signed
Michael Martin	05/03/1996	Glasgow, Springburn		Signed
Bill Walker	06/03/1996	North Tayside		Signed
Jack Thompson	06/03/1996	Wansbeck		Signed
Russell Johnston	06/03/1996	Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber		Signed
Terry Lewis	11/03/1996	Worsley		Signed
Ray Michie	12/03/1996	Argyll & Bute		Signed
Nigel Jones	19/03/1996	Cheltenham		Signed
Malcolm Bruce	16/04/1996	Gordon		Signed

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