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Law Society 'misled ombudsman'
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SCOTLAND'S legal watchdog has accused the Law Society of Scotland
of misleading her as she investigated a complaint against the
organisation.
Linda Costelloe Baker, the Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman,
claimed statements made by the society contained "worrying
contradictions", The Scotsman has discovered.
She has also highlighted discrepancies in letters sent to her by
officials from the society's client relations office, which deals
with complaints.
In a report on the case, Mrs Costelloe Baker writes: "There are
worrying contradictions between firm evidence on file and statements
made to ...
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