YOU reported the criminal prosecution of Jennifer Carpenter under the headline, Anger over fine for lawyer (May 8). Jennifer Carpenter has not been a solicitor for four years. The Council of the Law Society of Scotland prosecuted her before the Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal in 1994. The tribunal ordered that her name be struck from the Roll of Solicitors in Scotland in March 1994.
The Law Society of Scotland inspected Jennifer Carpenter's books during a routine inspection which every Scottish firm of solicitors undergoes at least once every two years. It was quickly discovered that she had misappropriated client funds. The society investigated and prosecuted her and she was struck off within a matter of months. The society acted in the interests of the public and of the Scottish solicitors' profession.
Douglas R Mill,
Secretary, Law Society of Scotland,
26 Drumsheugh Gardens,
Edinburgh. May 14.
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