tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post2179770363666846010..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: McKenzie Friends for Scotland 'a human rights issue' as petition response accuses Scottish Government of blocking access to justice reformsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-38496975695081358762009-09-22T11:52:10.878+01:002009-09-22T11:52:10.878+01:00Philip Yelland, director of standards at the Law S...Philip Yelland, director of standards at the Law Society of Scotland, said the "vast majority" of solicitors adhered to high professional standards. <br /><br />That is rich coming from a man who sent a farmer to the legal defence union to claim against the master policy, because his original lawyer was a crook. I do not think Yelland cares about the suffering he and his profession cause.<br /><br />You are lucky Yelland, I would send you lot to Auchwitz if I had that power. You have great compassion, but only for lawyers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-5986608481380235692009-09-22T11:29:40.061+01:002009-09-22T11:29:40.061+01:00When do we get to hear Lord Gill's 'savage...When do we get to hear Lord Gill's 'savage' attack on his own justice system ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-12305399299886101882009-09-22T08:40:08.487+01:002009-09-22T08:40:08.487+01:00Class actions are not allowed in Scotland because ...Class actions are not allowed in Scotland because politicians of all parties are too busy soliciting donations from industries like finance,law,medical & transport which are funnily enough the same industries which give most to political parties.<br />Bare faced corruption I'd call it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-17454271380605825302009-09-22T07:54:06.907+01:002009-09-22T07:54:06.907+01:00“The general attitude in the Scottish Government i...“The general attitude in the Scottish Government is the Law Society controls anything to do with justice. Ministers and many civil servants are apathetic to calls to reform the system, preferring to simply let the legal profession steam roll along as it has always done. No wonder the public get a raw deal against lawyers in Scotland.”<br /><br />Not to mention civil servants getting sweet finance deals for helping out to keep self regulation by the LSS in force.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-44066227954823474792009-09-22T00:28:31.822+01:002009-09-22T00:28:31.822+01:00Submission No 24
http://sacl.info/eyewitness.htm
...Submission No 24<br /><br />http://sacl.info/eyewitness.htm<br /><br />"I submit the following facts and circumstances, and evidence, that self-regulation of the legal profession is nothing less than a national disgrace, an affront to justice, and must be removed."<br /><br />Name originally witheld by Parliament's Lawyers - but we can reveal it was Stewart MacKenzie, who is subject of the infamous leaked Law Society Internal Memo.<br /><br />Stewart's written submission to parliament included quotes from an Annual Report published by the Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman, in which the SLSO was highly critical of the Law Society and legal self regulation. Parliament's lawyers "censored" large portions of this report, despite this document being available to the general public. Parliament's Chief Exec, Paul Grice, apologised for what he termed "an oversight". Hmmm, even parliament's lawyers appear willing to go to extraordinary lengths to protect their professional body! <br />==================================<br />Self regulation, the scourge that keeps lawyers wealthy and clean and destroys clients lives. <br /><br />A curse on the laws of natural justice. IT MUST END AND IT WILL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-58858934178600182312009-09-22T00:23:26.348+01:002009-09-22T00:23:26.348+01:00http://sacl.info/eyewitness.htm
Submission No 60
...http://sacl.info/eyewitness.htm<br /><br />Submission No 60<br /><br />"It is my strong belief that complaints against and about solicitors can only be made fair, workable and transparent if it is taken away from the Law Society and dealt with independently."<br /><br />Giles Davies (a former solicitor)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-7407791080275106022009-09-22T00:17:59.105+01:002009-09-22T00:17:59.105+01:00Is lawyer self-regulation a Canadian anachronism? ...Is lawyer self-regulation a Canadian anachronism? <br />By Karen McDougall<br />Edmonton<br />November 16 2007 issue<br /><br />http://www.lawyersweekly.ca/index.php?section=article&articleid=573<br /> <br />The jealously guarded sacred cow that is self-regulation for Canadian lawyers could ultimately end up at the slaughterhouse, a recent panel on the regulation of the legal profession heard. Should that happen, Canadian lawyers would be joining a growing number of jurisdictions that have looked closely at self-governance for lawyers, found it wanting and axed it, according to Richard Devlin, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Research at Dalhousie Law School in his paper The End(s) of Self Regulation?<br /><br />Devlin delivered his paper at the Alberta Law Society’s 100th Anniversary Conference, “Canadian Lawyers in the 21st Century”, held at the University of Alberta on Oct. 27 and 28.<br /><br />Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, England and Wales, South Africa, the U.S. and Ireland have already killed the old heifer, according to Devlin. However, we in Canada don’t seem to want to talk about it. We steadfastly cling to the belief that self-regulation is, as Devlin puts it, “the only game in town” and that considering other alternatives is pointless. <br />-----------------------------------<br />Self regulation (the liars charter) in Scotland will end, it is simply a matter of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-6275524756051295252009-09-22T00:12:10.353+01:002009-09-22T00:12:10.353+01:00SELF REGULATION IN THE USA
http://www.perkel.com/...SELF REGULATION IN THE USA<br /><br />http://www.perkel.com/pbl/letter1.htm <br /><br />Want to make a difference? Want to do something that will get results in reforming the court system? Want to do something that won't cost a lot of money or take a lot of time? Good! Write some letters. Letter writing actually works. When you let your state representatives know what you think, sometimes they actually listen. What I need is a lot of people writing a lot of letters. What I'm proposing in this letter is somewhat new and unique. It's not another letter with nothing new. This letter will help them start thinking about external regulation of the courts. And this is an important concept that needs to be promoted.<br /><br />People before Lawyers There are a lot of things wrong with courts and lawyers in America. But most all these problems have one root cause. The root cause is that the judicial system is self regulating. Self regulation doesn't work. The solution is external regulation of lawyers and judges. Every other profession, like doctors, are regulated by administrative agencies that are under the executive branch of government. Only lawyers are regulated by the judicial branch. Because they regulate themselves, their really is no regulation. Here in Missouri, the Disciplinary Counsel is really the Coverup Counsel. The only lawyers who are disciplined in Missouri are lawyers who are convicted of a felony, and lawyers who blow the whistle on other lawyers.<br /><br />It's going to take a lot of effort to break the self regulation of the courts. There are a lot of lawyer who are making a lot of money because they can break the law with impunity. There are a lot of judges whom enjoy having the power of kings to do whatever they want without fear of being held to legal and ethical standards. These people are powerful and are entrenched. However, you can cut down a mighty redwood tree with a hatchet if you hit it enough times. And that's what this letter is intended to do. Every member of the House and Senate of every state needs to get 10 copies of this letter from 10 different people. And ever member of the United States Congress needs to get 100 copies from 100 different people. We need to get the subject of external regulation of the courts on the table. So please take the time to send a few letters off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-10871813030279873222009-09-21T23:36:13.963+01:002009-09-21T23:36:13.963+01:00Website www.sacl/info
The Ken Pritchard Scandal
...Website www.sacl/info<br /><br />The Ken Pritchard Scandal<br /><br />In February 1996, 49 members of the UK Parliament signed an early day motion condemning the operation of the Law Society of Scotland's master policy as fundamentally hostile to the underlying principles of Scots law.<br /><br />Their number included several high-profile politicians: David Steel, Charles Kennedy, Ken Livingstone, Martin O'Neill - a former chairman of the Department of Trade and Industry Select Committee - and even the current UK parliament speaker, Michael Martin. One signatory, Malcolm Chisholm, who coincidentally attended George Watson's School with Law Society of Scotland Client Relations Director, Philip Yelland, went on to become Minister of Health and Community Care in Scotland.<br /><br />The late Gordon McMaster MP tabled the motion after learning of the plight of Paisley housebuilder Iain McIntyre, a constituent who suffered losses of £2.7million following a 10-year legal nightmare involving a string of incidents of negligence and bad faith at the hands of various law firms.<br /><br />The motion stated:<br /><br />"Inherent conflicts exist between the Law Society of Scotland's duties to guard the public interest and protect its members' interests, which have forced Mr McIntyre to endure the loss of his business and the forced sale of his home ... it is unjustifiable that the Law Society holds the master professional indemnity insurance policy which has built into it penalties and bonuses which give solicitors a vested interest in minimising negligence claims at unfair levels".<br /><br />The MPs were "convinced that the principle of Scots law that everyone is entitled to independent legal representation has been breached by the Secretary of the Law Society of Scotland actively encouraging one firm of solicitors to cease acting for Mr McIntyre". They were of course referring to the actions of Ken Pritchard.<br /><br />John Swinney exposed Pritchard's actions during a 2006 Scottish Parliamentary debate.<br /><br />----------------------------------<br />Pritchard, should be behind bars, not sitting in judgement over court proceedings. The Law Society should be disbanded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-91450476573610260762009-09-21T23:32:00.334+01:002009-09-21T23:32:00.334+01:00After having sat through the BBC's misdiagnosi...After having sat through the BBC's misdiagnosis investigation tonight I think they should get off their fat taxpayer funded a*ses and go investigate all this delay to justice just because the bloody Law Society says so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-14065093270161392652009-09-21T23:31:35.459+01:002009-09-21T23:31:35.459+01:00Kenneth Pritchard OBE, WS. Former Secretary and Ch...Kenneth Pritchard OBE, WS. Former Secretary and Chief Executive Law Society of Scotland. Part-time Sheriff. Former Chairman of the Temporary Sheriffs' Association.<br /><br />Pritchard's covert attempt to defeat a perfectly valid solicitor negligence claim was recently exposed in parliament by John Swinney MSP. In his capacity as Law Society Secretary, Pritchard actively encouraged a firm of solicitors NOT to act for an individual whose life was effectively ruined by crooked lawyers. The victim, Iain McIntyre, was ultimately successful in his damages claim - a settlement that we cannot comment on for "legal reasons" i.e. Mr McIntyre was forced to remain silent about the legal crookery in order to receive just partial recompense. <br />-----------------------------------<br />People of Scotland, if you are called for jury service this man Pritchard may be the Sheriff, can this be right when he was involved in dishonesty? I think not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-39171240486522044762009-09-21T23:28:40.757+01:002009-09-21T23:28:40.757+01:00SCOTLAND AGAINST CROOKED LAWYERS STATW www.sacl/i...SCOTLAND AGAINST CROOKED LAWYERS STATW www.sacl/info<br /><br />We have received over 100 complaints about the conduct of Philip Yelland in his capacity as Law Society 'Client Relations Director'. Victims of crooked solicitors refer to him as "the most corrupt man in Scotland" and such strong feelings are supported by overwhelming statistical, documentary and eyewitness evidence. The evidence proves, beyond any doubt, the Law Society deny victims justice by protecting rogue solicitors from the consequences of misconduct and collude with the Insurers to limit or negate payouts to victims.<br />-----------------------------------<br />Correct SACL, the Law Society is the scourge of humanity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-11345286052466798782009-09-21T23:23:57.546+01:002009-09-21T23:23:57.546+01:0026th Jun - ***Some English Legal News***
English ...26th Jun - ***Some English Legal News***<br /><br />English judge GERALD PRICE QC thought nothing of allowing his 250-pounds-a-day rent boy to sit on the bench in court trials he presided over. Married Price, who stood unsuccessfully for Parliament as a Tory candidate in three general elections, showed the same level of contempt for his judicial code of conduct as that shown by his Scottish legal counterparts, week in week out. As his rent boy lover aptly pointed out: "His business was truth but he lived a lie. He was at real risk of being blackmailed. Imagine the power a criminal could wield over a judge with info like this."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-18060126051272057972009-09-21T19:06:36.957+01:002009-09-21T19:06:36.957+01:00The McKenzie Friend prtition is important but the ...The McKenzie Friend prtition is important but the legal profession could easily cope with a mute McKenzie Friend - who are not allowed o address the Court in normal circumstances.<br /><br />CLASS ACTIONS however are a different matter entirely - there the forces are equal, many dissatisfied clients can band together in a single action AND ENGAGE QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-23296684937441433822009-09-21T14:05:27.707+01:002009-09-21T14:05:27.707+01:00Multi party actions are still problematic at best ...Multi party actions are still problematic at best in England but at least we don't have an outright ban.<br /><br />Scotland does look antiquated & foolish as a jurisdiction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-10453021427896872522009-09-21T13:34:13.667+01:002009-09-21T13:34:13.667+01:00Anonymous said...
Alistair Sim - Director of Mars...Anonymous said...<br /><br />Alistair Sim - Director of Marsh UK, (BROKER FOR THE INSURERS OF ALL SCOTTISH LAWYERS) once said to Peter .. "there isn't a lawyer in Scotland who hasn't had a complaint made against them".<br /><br />Mr Sim, what you are saying is that <br /><br />All lawyers are corrupt.<br /><br />The Law Society have had (assuming a complaint for every lawyer in Scotland) at least 10,000 complaints made against their members. Over the years it will have been millions of complaints. Lawyers are still practising, readers draw your own conclusions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-19668529610669670662009-09-21T12:45:10.164+01:002009-09-21T12:45:10.164+01:00I've read the petitioners reply to the committ...I've read the petitioners reply to the committee and he is right - the Scottish Executive have put the brakes on all these reforms just as you have reported it.<br />The glaring thing is that not one solicitor in Scotland has mentioned any of these failings.Wondering why ? Its all about money of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-75267956722453343952009-09-21T10:33:40.836+01:002009-09-21T10:33:40.836+01:00This is without doubt one of your best postings ev...This is without doubt one of your best postings ever on the subject of delays in Scotland on justice matters and it speaks volumes several of the top people in Scots law continually mention your McKenzie Friends campaign and all the trouble it is causing them.<br />Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-32560728860695926342009-09-20T22:40:10.007+01:002009-09-20T22:40:10.007+01:00Comment left at 9.17
This is why we need McKenzie...Comment left at 9.17<br /><br />This is why we need McKenzie friends, then lawyers could not do this, they want you to get a lawyer, what happens if you cannot? No legal rights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-78959238826430131392009-09-20T22:19:03.169+01:002009-09-20T22:19:03.169+01:00http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/oct/26/law.jo...http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/oct/26/law.jonrobins<br /><br />'I hear my clients sobbing'<br /><br />A campaign against care home closures has cost solicitor Yvonne Hossack her marriage and her home. Now, she claims, the body running legal aid is trying to put her out of business. Jon Robins reports<br /><br />Last week Yvonne Hossack, a solicitor who has campaigned for seven years against care home closures, had to sell her much-loved Y-reg Vauxhall Astra to keep her Northamptonshire-based law firm afloat. "It's no Porsche but I'm going to miss it," she says. When it comes to totting up her personal sacrifices, that one is strictly minor league. Hossack reckons she is now facing bankruptcy. She is also splitting up from her husband and selling her share in the family house.<br /><br />"I've given my life for this work, gladly, and lost everything - business, marriage, home. But I've done it for a reason. I hear my clients sobbing. I come in to work to letters telling me they've died. We all have to die. It is important, though, to die a good death - not in the hands of strangers in unfamiliar surroundings." <br /><br />Read the rest of this report on the above link.<br /><br />Yvonne Hossack proves one thing, a person can be a lawyer and have high morals. Your support is growing Yvonne day by day.<br /><br /><br />That is how they operate, if the cases cost lots on money, shut down the Legal Aid. Yes Yvonne they are going to sever the money supply to stop you, I have been there, I know what you are dealing with.<br /><br />She hears her clients sobbing because, they have no rights without a solicitor, so it is Yvonne's career or her clients welfare. We support you Yvonne, you are a lawyer in a million, driven by life not money. Do not let your enemies crush you, you are stronger than that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-83393867135865541582009-09-20T21:17:20.381+01:002009-09-20T21:17:20.381+01:00Good you mentioned small claims Mr Cherbi.
I have ...Good you mentioned small claims Mr Cherbi.<br />I have been trying to take a builder to court via the small claims court for 2,000 but his lawyers are arguing I must have a lawyer before the case proceeds.Strangely enough the Sheriff agreed and said I should look for a lawyer.I am still looking but I have all the letters telling me that the amount I am contesting is over the limit when it isnt as you say its 3,000 in Scotland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-20915362905696907842009-09-20T21:14:28.652+01:002009-09-20T21:14:28.652+01:00Alistair Sim - Director of Marsh UK, (BROKER FOR T...Alistair Sim - Director of Marsh UK, (BROKER FOR THE INSURERS OF ALL SCOTTISH LAWYERS) once said to Peter .. "there isn't a lawyer in Scotland who hasn't had a complaint made against them". So, if you want a lawyer who hasn't had rolls of client complaints made against them .. hasn't been at the fiddle, had their fingers in the 'till, been embezzling clients funds behind their back .. etc .. you are going to have to ask for a written declaration from the solicitor or legal firm you go to as to their regulatory history. Should be as easy as that .. but of course, even the most charming small town lawyer, may have some deep dark secrets up their sleeve .. of faking up file papers to get out of complaint investigations or swindling a few banks ... and they certainly wont want you to find out about that !<br /><br />EVEN IF THEY GIVE YOU A WRITTEN DECLARATION THEY ARE CLEAN, WHO WILL TAKE THEM TO TASK IF THEY LIE TO YOU. ANOTHER LAWYER, YOU HAVE NO CHANCE, AND THIS IS A JUSTICE SYSTEM.<br /><br />IT IS A SYSTEM THAT REWARDS SCOTLAND'S LAWYERS FOR BEING CRIMINALS.<br /><br />I WOULD TRUST A MCKENZIE FRIEND BUT NEVER A LAWYER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-84695376853094529372009-09-20T20:36:23.161+01:002009-09-20T20:36:23.161+01:00LAW SOCIETY WEBSITE
Consumer and Professional Pro...LAW SOCIETY WEBSITE<br /><br />Consumer and Professional Protection<br /><br />Scottish solicitors, with the support and guidance of the Society, strive to ensure that their clients receive a quality service. (BULL****). This is supported by the training requirements and standards met by Scottish solicitors. A number of measures are also in place to provide consumers with unrivalled protection. PERHAPS THE SOCIETY BELIEVE THIS, BUT CLIENTS TRUST THIS LOT AT YOUR PERIL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-68189674433853611042009-09-20T20:33:44.267+01:002009-09-20T20:33:44.267+01:00Chief Executive of Law Society of Scotland to leav...Chief Executive of Law Society of Scotland to leave in October 2008.<br /><br />Douglas Mill, has decided to leave his position as Chief Executive of the Law Society of Scotland in October 2008.<br /><br />Until that time Douglas, who joined the Society in 1996, will continue to undertake some of his duties and commitments as Chief Executive and will also undertake some project work for the Society.<br /><br />In addition Douglas will continue to act as an ambassador for the Scottish Solicitors profession in undertaking his duties as President of ILACE (International Institute of Law Association of Chief Executives). <br /><br />Richard Henderson, President of the Society said: "I would like to put on record the considerable debt which the Society owes to Douglas for his work over the past eleven years.<br /><br />"The Society is a more business like and modern organisation than the one Douglas joined as Chief Executive and under his leadership the organisation has met many significant challenges.<br /><br />"It is indicative of Douglas' professionalism that he is ensuring that the transition can be as smooth as possible."<br /><br />Douglas Mill said: "It has been an honour to be the Chief Executive of the Law Society of Scotland for the past 11 years. It has been a time of much change and there is a great deal more to come. (AYE DOUGIE PROTECTING CROOKED LAWYERS LIKE YOURSELF) I wish the Society all the very best for the future and look forward to seeing it continue to thrive."<br /><br />(WE CLIENTS LOOK FORWARD TO IT'S DEMISE).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-48778578978461812202009-09-20T20:24:51.164+01:002009-09-20T20:24:51.164+01:00SCOTLAND AGAINST CROOKED LAWYERS STATE
"Of a...SCOTLAND AGAINST CROOKED LAWYERS STATE<br /><br />"Of all the professions that have evolved in our society, none have ever come close to matching the legal profession for downright deceit and dishonesty. The legal profession is immutable, intransigent, self-protective, unaccountable, incompetent and corrupt. For over 500 years this profession has been tyrannising, misleading and oppressing the Scottish people".<br /><br />Visit www.sacl/info where you will see the crooks running out legal system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com