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Scots lawyer banned from every court in Scotland for practising without a certificate is struck off
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
