David Haddow Campbell (1)

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

The Law Society complained that solicitor David Haddow Campbell continued to act for a client (MDA) in matters connected to an executry being wound up as intestate, despite knowing of a possible Italian will, and failed to disclose the will's existence to the solicitors administering the estate/his later firm. At a preliminary debate the Tribunal held the Complaint failed to relevantly aver a valid Italian will or a fraud by MDA and his siblings, so no relevant basis existed for any duty of disclosure (the fraud exception to privilege/confidentiality not being engaged); it partially sustained the plea to relevancy and deleted the fraud/disclosure averments, but allowed the narrower allegation of accepting improper instructions to proceed to proof. Before the substantive hearing, the Complainers moved to withdraw the entire Complaint, which the Tribunal allowed on 20 October 2023, with no expenses awarded. No findings of misconduct or dishonesty were made against the Respondent.