A lawyer banned from every court in Scotland for representing clients without a practising certificate has been struck off.
Paul Garrett, 47, is at the centre of an £80,000 fraud probe revealed by the Sunday Mail.
A client told police the solicitor had tricked him into handing over payments for a non-existent court case.
In 2018, Garrett, of Finnieston, Glasgow, was fined £1000 at the city’s sheriff court for representing clients in criminal cases after his practising certificate had expired.
He was struck off by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal after a hearing last Tuesday found him guilty of professional misconduct.
The Mail revealed in December 2018 claims by Adam McNeil that he lost his life savings after hiring Garrett to sue his former girlfriend.
Adam alleged he handed over cash to fund court hearings but was devastated to find there was no record of any legal action being raised on his behalf. Police said an inquiry into Adam’s fraud claim is “still ongoing”.
Garrett, who was made bankrupt in 2016, could not be reached for comment.
