Full disciplinary hearing for Findlay
Accusations unfounded, according to advocate
The Faculty of Advocates' discipline tribunal is likely to rule soon on the propriety of after-dinner remarks by Donald Findlay QC.
It is understood that the Faculty's complaints committee last year found Mr Findlay guilty of professional misconduct over an allegedly sectarian remark made shortly after the death of Pope John Paul II in 2005, and another comment in an interview the year before, but that Mr Findlay has appealed the finding.
If the finding is confirmed, Mr Findlay, who last year was Scotland's highest-earning defence counsel, could be fined up to £15,000 and suspended.
Mr Findlay is believed to have submitted a written defence, stating that he is not a bigot and that his after-dinner performances are an act with many politically incorrect jokes, which feature a number of targets other than the Pope.
The hearing is likely to take place within the next few weeks.
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