Roy William Andrew Miller

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Roy William Andrew Miller, a sole practitioner formerly trading as Miller & Co in Glasgow, was found guilty of professional misconduct in cumulo on three separate matters: his handling of Mr A's debt recovery action (lost documentation, undue delay, failure to deal with witnesses, inadequate agent instructions), his handling of Mrs C's divorce (failure to progress, lost marriage certificate, failure to communicate), and financial compliance failures (VAT/PAYE arrears to HMRC, failure to maintain proper records, failure to cooperate with the FCD). In all matters he repeatedly failed to respond to the Law Society's correspondence and formal statutory notices. The Respondent did not attend the hearing. Given the aggravating features including three prior Tribunal findings, lack of remorse, and risk of repetition, the Tribunal ordered him struck off the Roll of Solicitors. He was found liable for the Complainers' and Tribunal's expenses. Compensation of £1,000 was awarded to Mr A and £1,319 to Mrs C for inconvenience and distress. No express finding of dishonesty was made.}<Wait, I need to remove the stray text. Let me ensure clean JSON.}I need to output clean JSON only.{

Duties found breached:

• Advise on alternatives, settlement and outcome
• Complaints procedure and handling
• Cooperate openly with regulators
• No baseless or threatened misconduct report
• No improper communication with the court
• Proper basis for allegations

Aggravating factors:

• Three previous Tribunal findings against the Respondent over six years (four findings in total)
• Repeated failures to look after clients' interests and respond to the Complainers
• No remorse shown and no apology to clients or Law Society
• Clear risk of repetition
• Serious financial issues including significant VAT/PAYE arrears (~£30,000)
• Failure to engage with proceedings