tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post2789321126552177448..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: U-TURN, M’LORD: Top judge Lord Gill to appear before Scottish Parliament to face questions on judicial transparency & calls to create a register of judges’ interestsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-31840765656353670472015-10-16T22:13:37.353+01:002015-10-16T22:13:37.353+01:00Lets hope they dont allow Gill to interview himsel...Lets hope they dont allow Gill to interview himself as he is used to doingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-68984900074761478482015-10-15T12:39:53.309+01:002015-10-15T12:39:53.309+01:00@ 11 October 2015 at 12:11
Yes, Lord Gill did vis...@ 11 October 2015 at 12:11<br /><br />Yes, Lord Gill did visit the Qatar Foundation. <br /><br />Thanks for the additional information.<br /><br />@ 11 October 2015 at 18:47<br /><br />In several ways, the length of the debate on judicial interests has been more important than creating a register of judicial interests prior to now.<br /><br />Headlines and Committee hearings prompt the right people to open up and reveal much more now than was previously published on judicial interests and the way the judges go about their business.<br /><br />There is now a good pool of intel on what has been stashed away by members of the judiciary since MSPs began looking at judicial interests in January 2013 ... good for plenty headlines to come, along with allegations of improper business influence on court hearings etcDiary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-56900313769919594402015-10-14T01:45:33.322+01:002015-10-14T01:45:33.322+01:00I never realized the world of Scots law is so inte...I never realized the world of Scots law is so interesting.<br />Well done you for outing the judges greatest weakness.<br />They are sworn enemies of transparency!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-50540694439053528962015-10-13T19:02:30.290+01:002015-10-13T19:02:30.290+01:00Old Lord U-Turn will be laying down the law when h...Old Lord U-Turn will be laying down the law when he shows up.No transparency allowed here!<br />Gill will be just as arrogant in his letters to the committee you published and damn good you did because we can all now see what the judges really think of usAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-78917025736507469892015-10-13T10:00:08.622+01:002015-10-13T10:00:08.622+01:00Regardless of what Gill says to the committee the ...Regardless of what Gill says to the committee the telling part is who stands behind him v who stands behind you and the petition.<br /><br />The only supporters of keeping secret the interests of judges are the judges themselves and their own vested interests such as lawyers and those in the Scottish Government who need to keep the judiciary sweet so they can pass their daft laws.<br /><br />It is the same the world over - vested interests support vested interests and as your petition has demonstrated the judiciary are possibly the most rotten branch of all otherwise judges would have been declaring their interests years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-33489810996187724182015-10-12T22:00:37.896+01:002015-10-12T22:00:37.896+01:00During his widely witnessed rant, given to a crowd...During his widely witnessed rant, given to a crowd of judges, lawyers & legal vested interests, Gill said: “The threats to judicial independence do not always come with a knock on the door in the middle of the night. In a society that prides itself on the independence of its judiciary, the threat may come in insidious ways, even at the hands of well-meaning governments and legislators, in the name of efficiency and, ironically, in the name of transparency.”<br /><br />In the same speech, the 73 year old judge went on to joke about two individuals who were allegedly protesting against the top judge “standing perhaps appropriately, at the Heart of Midlothian, the scene of public executions in Edinburgh in former times”.<br /><br />What a preposterous comment from someone who is supposed to know better.This coming from a top judge who is supposed to be setting examples to the rest of us.<br /><br />A complete disgrace.Like all judges Gill demands we respect the justice system and there he is having a good old laugh about protestors dragged away by the cops and we all know what the reference to the public executions means.<br /><br />Now I have called it a disgrace will I be hung at the judge's behest on the jolly gallows on the Heart of Midlothian?<br /><br />I hope someone at this committee asks him to explain all this and face tough questions.Really NOT ON for judges to dictate how the same laws that apply to us apply to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-20417415340247163372015-10-12T21:04:51.829+01:002015-10-12T21:04:51.829+01:00if Gill tries to pull the wool over that committee...if Gill tries to pull the wool over that committee about what the judges are up to then the cops should go in and arrest all the crooked judges and expose all their case rigging and helping their pals get up the ladder with public money<br /><br />a bunch of true robbers worse than mafiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-75802040099020945072015-10-12T17:14:56.129+01:002015-10-12T17:14:56.129+01:00Looks like the Petitions committee is unaware Bria...Looks like the Petitions committee is unaware Brian Gill is still a judge albeit at the Supreme Court.You better let them know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-20899347127711752082015-10-12T15:22:32.248+01:002015-10-12T15:22:32.248+01:00'Nikkla' has made her position clear - yur...'Nikkla' has made her position clear - yur no getting yur register!<br /><br />Doubtless the 'tame' politicians on the Committee - we all know who they are - will bear this in mind while welcoming Lord Gill's input as he attempts to smooth ruffled feathers.<br /><br />Previous support by both Judicial Complaints Reviewers and a plethora of MSPs for the Register will be 'soft-pedaled' or conveniently forgotten or overlooked, and the latest episode of this farce masquerading as due process will conclude with yet more hot air and further delaying tactics by the SNP. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-63394252215535219792015-10-12T12:51:22.455+01:002015-10-12T12:51:22.455+01:00Nearly three years later and he finally deigns to ...Nearly three years later and he finally deigns to show up?<br /><br />Must be looking for some more bad press on how it is best to keep protecting the rich and powerful without asking how or why it is achieved by the judiciary!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-36520400375680021062015-10-12T09:25:31.508+01:002015-10-12T09:25:31.508+01:00Brian Gill is not going to appear in front of the ...Brian Gill is not going to appear in front of the Public Petitions Committee without some kind of plan.<br />Whatever he has cooked up you can be sure it is not in the best interests of your petition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-20148733871760347932015-10-11T21:15:00.953+01:002015-10-11T21:15:00.953+01:00Gill is toast because of his bad attitude.
The jud...Gill is toast because of his bad attitude.<br />The judiciary are no different they have to register like everyone else but they dont want to because they are being influenced in court by their wealth and connections and if they register we are going to see exactly what is happening to all these court cases won every time amazingly for the bank or the lawyer or the government or whoever the big business is in front of the judge with all their expensive lawyers.<br /><br />As you say not difficult to work out is it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-30191990074100338522015-10-11T18:47:22.127+01:002015-10-11T18:47:22.127+01:00Oh well Lord Gill has given himself and his judges...Oh well Lord Gill has given himself and his judges nearly a three year start on any register of interests so they should have been able to hide as much as they can during that time.<br /><br />Anyone else they would have been compelled to produce all their papers by a deadline.This shows up unequal Scotland and the rest of the UK really is.One law for the judges and their brethren another for us.To be honest I am surprised they did not try to do something to you to shut you up or persuade/order you to drop the petition.Judges can get away with whatever they like and they know it.<br /><br />Shocking really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-68796996899019210222015-10-11T14:29:50.892+01:002015-10-11T14:29:50.892+01:00You gave Gill a hell of a good pummelling in your ...You gave Gill a hell of a good pummelling in your write up and deservedly so.<br /><br />By what right is he saying judges cannot be made to register their interests when there is already a register with his name and interests (I am guessing some,not all)<br /><br />Just a mad position for him to take all along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-56270017359203279592015-10-11T12:50:20.747+01:002015-10-11T12:50:20.747+01:00Committee member John Wilson MSP said: "It is...Committee member John Wilson MSP said: "It is disappointing he has taken the decision to appear before the committee when he effectively no longer has any influence on the judiciary."<br /><br />Correct.<br /><br />If Gill had gone along while in office it would have been difficult for the bbc to continue ignoring this story going right to the heart of justice.<br />Just the sight of Mr 'Top Judge' struggling to argue judicial secret wealth and other interests have to remain a secret may well have ended any remaining public confidence in Gill and the rest of the judiciary.As things stand Gill's actions alone have proved we need a register for the judges and with all the support the parliament should press ahead with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-88913723274512078202015-10-11T12:36:25.468+01:002015-10-11T12:36:25.468+01:00Well done!Well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-59782887541625775442015-10-11T12:11:01.938+01:002015-10-11T12:11:01.938+01:00"While in Qatar, Gill toured a motor museum, ..."While in Qatar, Gill toured a motor museum, and was photographed attending organisations accused of being funding fronts for Qatar to influence international politics, business & wars around the world."<br /><br />Gill will be so chuffed with that.Let's hope the MSPs take him to task on his Qatar experience.<br /><br />by chance are you referring to the Qatar Foundation?<br /><br />http://dohanews.co/qatar-foundation-staff-convicted-of-soliciting-bribe-for-insurance-contract/<br /><br />Court convicts two Qatar Foundation employees of soliciting bribe<br />By: Peter Kovessy and Riham Sheble | June 30, 2015 <br /><br />A judge has sentenced two senior Qatar Foundation (QF) employees to five years in jail and ordered them to jointly pay a QR3 million (US$823,916) fine for requesting a payoff from an insurance company in exchange for renewing its contract with the organization.<br /><br />This morning’s verdict also orders that Narayan Manugh, an Indian expat who worked as the director of payments and revenue at QF’s financial affairs department, and Faisal Al-Hajiri, a Qatari who served as director of the financial affairs department, be terminated from their positions.<br /><br />After serving his sentence, Manugh is to be deported from Qatar, the judge said in a brief statement announcing the verdict.<br /><br />The fine is equivalent to the amount of money Manugh was accused of requesting from the regional manager of a French firm, AXA, in the spring of 2014.<br /><br />http://www.yaleeconomicreview.org/archives/2264<br /><br />The Qatar Foundation, supposedly a charity, isn’t free of scandal. In 2009, it funded the creation of the Al-Qaradawi Centre for Islamic Moderation and Renewal. Yusuf al-Qaradawi, after whom the center is named, does not support “Islamic moderation.” Both the United States and United Kingdom have denied him visas due to his continued support for suicide bombing and anti-Semitism. The president of FC Barcelona brushed off these allegations as mistakes “made in good faith.” The Qatari sovereign wealth fund remains a tool of the Qatari absolute monarchy. It seems ironic that FC Barcelona, which suffered under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, is now sponsored by a tool of another undemocratic regime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-1584629827927242562015-10-11T11:10:57.039+01:002015-10-11T11:10:57.039+01:00Rehearsals at 10am
If anyone was honest at the Jud...Rehearsals at 10am<br />If anyone was honest at the Judicial Office they will tell you Gill always used to recite his address before the appearance.The one on corroboration went through several drafts.Everyone had to come up with lists of what they thought he would be asked.Justice Committee members were eerily easy to predict.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-52856531616587319822015-10-10T22:50:30.870+01:002015-10-10T22:50:30.870+01:00and this guy is "Scotland's longest servi...and this guy is "Scotland's longest serving judge"???<br /><br />pffft"!doesn't say much for the rest does it!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-79854218907168074612015-10-10T21:15:34.812+01:002015-10-10T21:15:34.812+01:00Hope the committee are ready for him instead of le...Hope the committee are ready for him instead of letting Gill drone on about how wonderful judges are while the rest of the planet basically in their view scumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com