Scottish Legal Complaints Commission - www.scottishlegalcomplaints.com

I totally agree that this SLCC outfit needs to be outlawed and abolished but a change in the Scottish Government legislation which will take years. It is funded by a levy paid by the legal establishment as I will not call them legal professionals. The entire legal bodies in Scotland operate a cartel & cabal of corruption and the Scottish Government sit deaf, dumb, blind and not interested in the safety and protection of the Public. A National disgrace and Not In My Name. Cant give zero stars. This SLCC operates under its own rules, mostly those from the Law Society of Scotland rules, and the SLCC prevents access to the Scottish Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SSDT). This outfit squanders circa £3.7 Million annually and pays out only circa £430,000 to victims, the remaining £3.3 Million it spends on itself, self promotion and self worth.

Buying a home in Scotland I was quoted £750 by the solicitor to deal with this, (not allowed to use my own non Scottish solicitor). I sent the property funds to the solicitor to hold in a client account where I thought they were safe and protected.

It quickly became apparent the solicitor was poor, as she was unable to even read and understand site plans she had sent me, did not understand the septic tank had to be registered, and even told me to ignore the law!

Then I was told the fee quote would need to be adjusted, so I stopped all work and asked for my property purchase funds to be returned and I would go to another solicitor.

My funds were returned less nearly £7000.00! This was followed by an invoice.

I contacted the Police, then the Scottish Law society, who said they could not help, but passed me to make a complaint to the SLCC who I understood were the same as an ombudsman.

Over a year later they were still investigating, then eventually upheld my complaint and suggested compensation of £1500.00 be paid, this was rejected and sent to the next stage, where the suggested compensation was reduced to £1000.00! The fiasco is continuing and I am banging my head against a brick wall.

How can the SLCC be independent, they are funded by solicitors and accountable to no one, to take action you have to go to the High Courts and pay more solicitors to deal with it.

The SLCC needs to be accountable.

My advise is don't trust a solicitor in Scotland, and don't waste your time with the SLCC they clearly look after those who fund them. Not the public