Lawyer who overcharged clients struck off

A solicitor in a Scottish legal firm which overcharged clients by more than £100,000 has been struck off after being found guilty of professional misconduct.

Alison Greer, 51, was banned after her firm was found to have claimed fees to which it was “not entitled”. She took money from the company while it was being “financed by overcharges to clients”.

The Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal heard that Mrs Greer was, along with twin brother Philip Hogg, a partner in the firm Alder Hogg in Kirkintilloch, near Glasgow.

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