Malcolm Mackillop
Solicitor
100040

Decision - Prosecution

Outcome: Referral to Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Outcome date: 23 December 2024

Published date: 19 June 2025

Firm details

Firm or organisation at date of publication and at time of matters giving rise to outcome

Name: Archdeacon Russell & Co

Address(es): Hampden House, 24a West Street, Buckingham MK18 1HE

Firm ID: 075784

Outcome details

This outcome was reached by SRA decision.

Reasons/basis

This notification relates to a Decision to prosecute before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. This is an independent Tribunal which will reach its own decision after considering all the evidence, including any evidence put forward by the Solicitor. The Tribunal has certified that there is a case to answer in respect of allegations which are or include that, while in practice as a Solicitor at Archdeacon Russell & Co:-

On 8 December 2021, he misled Santander by informing it that completion was taking place on 15 December 2021 and by altering the date of completion of the Certificate of Title to 15 December 2021, in circumstances where completion had already taken place on 15 October 2021.

On 28 April 2023, provided inaccurate and misleading information on the Firm's Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) proposal form for the period 2023/4.

The allegations are subject to a Hearing before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and are as yet unproven.