tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post4285026409255181178..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: Scottish Government delay reforms on costs of litigation & access to justice as Minister announces 18 month 'time wasting' review by retired sheriffUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-62217281348626903592011-03-10T10:54:28.435+00:002011-03-10T10:54:28.435+00:00I told a nice lady at a local government office a...I told a nice lady at a local government office about your blog Peter. She was shocked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-30012544088555491252011-03-09T22:44:48.215+00:002011-03-09T22:44:48.215+00:00Christina McKelvie,
I will not vote for you in t...Christina McKelvie, <br /><br />I will not vote for you in the forthcoming election. Your party are too close to the Law Society for comfort.<br /><br />Kick the SNP out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-18404848250048316902011-03-09T17:39:01.829+00:002011-03-09T17:39:01.829+00:00Very good Peter.I liked your remark about it being...Very good Peter.I liked your remark about it being access to extortion instead of access to justice and do let us know when or where we can submit our own experiences of these extortionate legal charges.<br /><br />Keep up the good workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-14794890067213706752011-03-09T16:24:29.559+00:002011-03-09T16:24:29.559+00:00Looking forward to the demise of the SNP minority ...Looking forward to the demise of the SNP minority Scottish Government this May !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-49812721724591551432011-03-09T15:35:48.075+00:002011-03-09T15:35:48.075+00:00Lawyers must be making big donations to politician...Lawyers must be making big donations to politicians to have this kind of sway even over a judge's proposals !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-59251275307841924992011-03-09T00:02:56.291+00:002011-03-09T00:02:56.291+00:00Lawyers self regulate, clients are slaves.Lawyers self regulate, clients are slaves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-2035083635455724302011-03-09T00:02:55.291+00:002011-03-09T00:02:55.291+00:00Lawyers self regulate, clients are slaves.Lawyers self regulate, clients are slaves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-69488344662615364692011-03-08T23:59:23.989+00:002011-03-08T23:59:23.989+00:00undefined
Anonymous said...
A friend of mine had ...undefined<br />Anonymous said...<br /><br />A friend of mine had a meeting with his legal team over a medical negligence claim.He told me it came to £2,455 for 45 minutes.What a waste and to make matters worse he told me his QC said exactly the reverse his solicitor has been telling him all the time.<br /><br />It is charges like these which need to be reduced big time not just the costs of using courts or paying for all those staff sitting around making up the numbers.<br /><br />LAWYERS PAY THE MSP's BACKHANDERS, NOTHING CHANGES IN THE CLIENTS FAVOUR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-59676603000183727882011-03-08T23:06:47.419+00:002011-03-08T23:06:47.419+00:00A LITIGATION REVIEW FOR ALL OF YOU.
DANGER SCOTLA...A LITIGATION REVIEW FOR ALL OF YOU.<br /><br />DANGER SCOTLAND'S LAWYERS CANNOT BE TRUSTED TO SUE YOUR EMPLOYER, ACCOUNTANT, CROOKED LAWYER, DOCTOR ETC<br /><br />HERE IS THE REASON WHY.<br /><br />ALL LAW FIRMS ARE INSURED BY ROYAL SUN ALLIANCE THROUGH THE LAW SOCIETY MASTER POLICY.<br /><br />IF YOUR LAWYER RUINS YOUR CASE AND YOU WANT ANOTHER LAWYER TO SUE YOU HAVE NO CHANCE.<br /><br />BOTH LAWYERS ARE INSURED BY ROYAL SUN ALLIANCE.<br /><br />ALL DOCTORS ARE INSURED BY ROYAL SUN ALLIANCE.<br /><br />ALL EMPLOYERS ARE INSURED BY ROYAL SUN ALLIANCE.<br /><br />THIS IS WHY IF YOU ARE INJURED AT WORK AND YOUR INJURIES ARE NOT VISIBLE THE LAWYERS WILL TAKE YOUR CASE ON.<br /><br />BUT THEY WILL NEVER BE WORKING FOR YOU.<br /><br />IF THEY GOT DAMAGES FOR YOU THEIR 'INSURERS' WOULD BE PAYING THE DAMAGES?<br /><br />HOW CORRUPT IS THAT!<br /><br />THEY GET MILLIONS OF POUNDS IN LEGAL AID EVERY YEAR FOR CASES THEY CANNOT POSSIBLY WIN.<br /><br />SCOTLAND'S LITIGATION LAWYERS AND GP's CONSULTANT DOCTORS COVER UP OCCUPATIONAL INJURY AND HAVE DONE FOR YEARS.<br /><br />THE LAW SOCIETY INSURERS GIVE LAWYERS BONUSES SO THAT THEY WILL NOT HELP VICTIMS OF CROOKED LAWYERS. <br /><br />ACCOUNTANTS AND DOCTORS ALSO INSURED BY ROYAL SUN ALLIANCE. DONT LET THEM FOOL YOU.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-7038816132134832792011-03-08T20:51:31.454+00:002011-03-08T20:51:31.454+00:00A friend of mine had a meeting with his legal team...A friend of mine had a meeting with his legal team over a medical negligence claim.He told me it came to £2,455 for 45 minutes.What a waste and to make matters worse he told me his QC said exactly the reverse his solicitor has been telling him all the time.<br /><br />It is charges like these which need to be reduced big time not just the costs of using courts or paying for all those staff sitting around making up the numbers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-35074216647693052982011-03-08T19:25:49.200+00:002011-03-08T19:25:49.200+00:00This subject is long overdue for an inquiry howeve...This subject is long overdue for an inquiry however I dont see any impartiality or independence in having a sheriff do it.Isnt this a bit like having a telephone engineer who worked the phone company doing a review of call charges?<br />Just another stalling tactic to keep fees rolling into lawyers offices like the first comment says!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-78589677306053166802011-03-08T18:37:26.258+00:002011-03-08T18:37:26.258+00:00Again Fergus Ewing stands in for MacAskill.Why?
Is...Again Fergus Ewing stands in for MacAskill.Why?<br />Is it because Kenny is having to grit his teeth so much over these reforms he might burst out in praise for his pals in the legal profession?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-88375060458668268602011-03-08T17:00:30.428+00:002011-03-08T17:00:30.428+00:00This is about protection lawyers profits and all t...This is about protection lawyers profits and all those ridiculous charges for filing motions in court.The whole thing is just as bad a money laundering racket as they accuse criminals of being involved in.Its just the "justice" version has the backing of the state.Crooked! along with those who protect it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-65950219912124605882011-03-08T14:30:55.695+00:002011-03-08T14:30:55.695+00:00SNP FARCE ON JUSTICESNP FARCE ON JUSTICEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-47294902025409014742011-03-08T14:30:42.878+00:002011-03-08T14:30:42.878+00:00It's high time Lord Gill's Committee issue...It's high time Lord Gill's Committee issued a public statement either supporting the continuing failure of parliament to enact its recommendations or voice its concern over the continuing procrastination by others.<br /><br />This deafening silence will not do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-55295169847335268172011-03-08T14:13:05.909+00:002011-03-08T14:13:05.909+00:00Proof enough if any more were needed the SNP are a...Proof enough if any more were needed the SNP are against giving Scots any access to courts at a reasonable price.<br /><br />Roll on May election and to be rid of MacAskill Ewing & co!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-18263162183783976342011-03-08T13:35:34.555+00:002011-03-08T13:35:34.555+00:00Yes Peter clearly its a time wasting review and th...Yes Peter clearly its a time wasting review and the Sheriff who is to do it isnt even retired yet !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-78942879206738073762011-03-08T13:20:39.468+00:002011-03-08T13:20:39.468+00:00Anonymous said...
Anything to keep the big ch...Anonymous said...<br /><br /> Anything to keep the big cheques flowing into lawyers offices eh Fergus ?<br /><br /> 8 March 2011 11:46<br /><br />SPOT ON !!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-60375263442628780792011-03-08T12:40:37.328+00:002011-03-08T12:40:37.328+00:00You Scottish Government sources are spot on.
Hell ...You Scottish Government sources are spot on.<br />Hell we are in a recession folks.Four years after Gill said the cost of going to court should be reduced no one will have any money left to go to court anyway!<br />House prices are on the slide,food inflation in the shops looks more like 100% than 4%,unemployment is rising,businesses are failing and all Fergus Ewing wants to do is tell some sheriff who isnt even retired yet to set up a 2 year review which will as we all know end up in the bucket.<br />Is this access to justice ??? and where is Lord Gill on all of this ???<br /><br />Like you Peter I think Lord Gill now needs to come out fighting and brand the Scottish Executive's civil justice policy a complete failure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-1858142329767923752011-03-08T12:20:58.214+00:002011-03-08T12:20:58.214+00:00Sheriff Taylor is being used politically.He should...Sheriff Taylor is being used politically.He should back out of this while he still can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-56442285428657088522011-03-08T11:49:14.900+00:002011-03-08T11:49:14.900+00:0018 months may as well be 18 years
What a shambles...18 months may as well be 18 years<br /><br />What a shambles.You all know who NOT to vote for in May!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-27375075857778535762011-03-08T11:46:06.176+00:002011-03-08T11:46:06.176+00:00Anything to keep the big cheques flowing into lawy...Anything to keep the big cheques flowing into lawyers offices eh Fergus ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com