Police probe into McClure law firm collapse dropped
After putting a home into a trust, it is the trustees who own it but they have to follow the purpose for which it was set up.
In cases where McClure solicitors are still named as trustees on a client’s home, they legally do not own the property and cannot sell it, leaving some clients with a “legal nightmare”.
The firm’s former managing director previously denied that any clients were misled to pay for a trust, and blamed the firm’s demise on the Covid pandemic.
A Police Scotland spokesperson confirmed they had received “information and documentation” about McClure.
A spokesman said: “It has been assessed and no criminality has been established.
“The complainers have been updated.”
The Legal Ombudsman is dealing with complaints from McClure clients in England and Wales and the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission deals with complaints in Scotland.
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