tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post4373921906775676846..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: M’Lud’s Interests: What Scotland’s top judge did not tell Holyrood MSPs when he refused to give evidence on register of judicial interestsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-49647939694623294362014-02-06T16:09:51.439+00:002014-02-06T16:09:51.439+00:00@ 6 February 2014 13:47
Therefore Lord Gill and h...@ 6 February 2014 13:47<br /><br />Therefore Lord Gill and his judicial colleagues should remedy the situation by attending the Petitions Committee and face questions from all msps on the petition and their interests which Lord Gill claims are impossibly unworkable to declare ...Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-36094464707227903752014-02-06T13:47:25.350+00:002014-02-06T13:47:25.350+00:00Apparently the judges are having a fit you publish...Apparently the judges are having a fit you published all their details from this annual report.They are now concerned people will come here to read it and read the rest of your petition.<br /><br />Nice one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-35043773772878414082014-02-04T19:30:48.116+00:002014-02-04T19:30:48.116+00:00Not much to declare so must be a lot more hidden b...Not much to declare so must be a lot more hidden by the sounds of it.lets have it all out in the open please Lord GillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-69049056647743273862014-01-31T17:16:16.384+00:002014-01-31T17:16:16.384+00:00Move over the BBC, I cannot wait for the next epis...Move over the BBC, I cannot wait for the next episode of this Circus Drama?<br /><br />The Lord walking a tight-rope with a blind-fold on has been brilliant watching?<br /><br />But the part played by the two Clowns led-by-the-lead by The Lord God was hilarious and then their custard pie slap-stick to the rest of the Committee was pure Comedy Gold bye-the-way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-44806924461955338382014-01-31T17:09:09.377+00:002014-01-31T17:09:09.377+00:00Anonymous said...
Lord Gill was right when he said... Anonymous said...<br />Lord Gill was right when he said the system was Victorian, clearly now he proves that is where he really wants to keep it. He created a trap of his own because of his intention of reforming this system which serves the Legal profession so well whilst "failing society". He will not act in any manner that diminishes his and his colleagues power. This cannot be disputed, actions speak louder than words. <br /><br /><br />29 January 2014 22:48<br />--------------------------------<br /><br />You are right, our antiquated Judicial System was described as Victorian but then through the last few months it has been described as Edwardian and even like the Middle Ages?<br /><br />However, due to the serious decline in standards and the complete disregard of accountability by Scottish Judges, it has recently been likened to the Stone-Age?<br /><br />Unfortunately, Fred Flintstone has complained about this remark, saying that he does not care for the insinuation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-62582387401466319092014-01-31T17:03:11.915+00:002014-01-31T17:03:11.915+00:00Anonymous said...
Lord Gill’s letter to MSPs state... Anonymous said...<br />Lord Gill’s letter to MSPs stated: “The introduction of such a register could also have unintended consequences. Consideration requires to be given to judges' privacy and freedom from harassment by aggressive media or hostile individuals, including dissatisfied litigants. It is possible that the information held on such a register could be abused. <br />==================================<br />Funny how he cannot see that his rejection of transparency means the judiciary can abuse those they are there to serve.<br /><br />29 January 2014 18:36<br />=====================<br /><br />Good Point well made!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-64495872524505485582014-01-31T12:44:12.902+00:002014-01-31T12:44:12.902+00:00So, if Lord Gill has Registered his Interests alre...So, if Lord Gill has Registered his Interests already, then logic dictates that he is vehemently protesting about having to Register certain Interests, that he has not already declared and that he does not want the Scottish Public to find out about?<br /><br />This Scandal gets worse by the day?<br /><br />It is like a script from the latest Mr Bean movie?<br /><br /><br />All of this, 'me thinks he protest too much' has led to people thinking, well wait a minute, why IS he making such a shambles of something that should be straightforward and easy to adopt?<br /><br />All he has done is magnify the Scottish Public's gaze on just what our Judges Registered Interests are and now that is going to include back-dated Interests which have been dumped in this 'stalling period'?<br /><br />All of this obfuscation and bluster is futile in any case because Scotland's Son, Mr Peter Cherbi will find out if they have been up to shenanigans and the penalty for being found guilty, whilst trying to conceal any crookedness is going to lead to a much larger penalty?<br /><br />If there has been any deceit then Mr Gill is playing a very high risk gamble of Simon Says?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-15123295773805682492014-01-30T14:45:37.390+00:002014-01-30T14:45:37.390+00:00It is alarming to think these crooks will be in ch...It is alarming to think these crooks will be in charge of an independent Scotland. They run the show behind their MSP puppets. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-58176655709157896642014-01-30T10:06:38.090+00:002014-01-30T10:06:38.090+00:00No-one has disputed the important point raised by ...No-one has disputed the important point raised by Mr John Wilson MSP who said his understanding of the relevant article of the Scotland Act was that while it did prevent a judge or sheriff being compelled to attend parliament regarding a judicial decision they had made, IT DID NOT prevent - or indeed allow - the Lord Ordinary to refuse to attend in his capacity as the administrator of the judiciary.<br /><br />If Lord Gill disagrees with this understanding I am sure many would be very interested to read precisely why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-24708949657894897172014-01-29T22:48:37.622+00:002014-01-29T22:48:37.622+00:00Lord Gill was right when he said the system was Vi...Lord Gill was right when he said the system was Victorian, clearly now he proves that is where he really wants to keep it. He created a trap of his own because of his intention of reforming this system which serves the Legal profession so well whilst "failing society". He will not act in any manner that diminishes his and his colleagues power. This cannot be disputed, actions speak louder than words. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-70794213428089157022014-01-29T18:36:51.553+00:002014-01-29T18:36:51.553+00:00Lord Gill’s letter to MSPs stated: “The introducti...Lord Gill’s letter to MSPs stated: “The introduction of such a register could also have unintended consequences. Consideration requires to be given to judges' privacy and freedom from harassment by aggressive media or hostile individuals, including dissatisfied litigants. It is possible that the information held on such a register could be abused. <br />==================================<br />Funny how he cannot see that his rejection of transparency means the judiciary can abuse those they are there to serve. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-18260253606939787312014-01-29T18:16:58.779+00:002014-01-29T18:16:58.779+00:00Anonymous said...
Are all judges so arrogant as th... Anonymous said...<br />Are all judges so arrogant as this or is this just a Scottish thing?<br /><br />28 January 2014 19:49<br />????????????????<br /><br />After months of exhaustive research, it seems as though it is just the Scottish Judges and the Scottish System in general?<br /><br />And as if to put the cherry on the cake?<br /><br />The Scottish Judges demand more pay than their equivalent Judges in England?<br /><br />That's 6 million people versus 66 million people?<br /><br />The World is upside down here in Scotland!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-47660125067613396692014-01-29T18:10:34.665+00:002014-01-29T18:10:34.665+00:00 Anonymous said...
Good point in that comment abou... Anonymous said...<br />Good point in that comment about the content of what old Gill and the other judges put in the documents it isnt much is it I can find out a lot more about him online and anyway what is his problem with having all his interests in one book or file so everyone can see it?<br /><br /><br />28 January 2014 21:41<br />//////////////////////////////////<br /><br />No lawful reason whatsoever?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-48497603234377450812014-01-29T18:08:08.218+00:002014-01-29T18:08:08.218+00:00Anonymous said...
It seems nothing will persuade L... Anonymous said...<br />It seems nothing will persuade Lord Gill to rock the vested interests boat.<br /><br />One can only hope the patience of Petitions Committee is finally exhausted by Lord Gill's unbelievably arrogant and condescending attitude, and take the matter forward given his stubborn refusal to speak publicly and on the record about this very important petition. <br /><br />Hopefully such action might even persuade the Lord President to resign, and from what I have seen and read we would all be a lot better off if he did.<br /><br />29 January 2014 12:55<br />[]{}[]{}[]{}[]{}[]{}[]{}[]{}<br /><br />Almost as if everyone else reports to him and that he is accountable to no man?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-72296037263865564742014-01-29T16:24:52.476+00:002014-01-29T16:24:52.476+00:00After reading his letters and all that you have wr...After reading his letters and all that you have written I do not trust this judge or any of his other judges they have betrayed Scotland for their own pocketsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-39234191822049325772014-01-29T12:55:41.717+00:002014-01-29T12:55:41.717+00:00It seems nothing will persuade Lord Gill to rock t...It seems nothing will persuade Lord Gill to rock the vested interests boat.<br /><br />One can only hope the patience of Petitions Committee is finally exhausted by Lord Gill's unbelievably arrogant and condescending attitude, and take the matter forward given his stubborn refusal to speak publicly and on the record about this very important petition. <br /><br />Hopefully such action might even persuade the Lord President to resign, and from what I have seen and read we would all be a lot better off if he did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-18520953295878929732014-01-29T11:38:35.787+00:002014-01-29T11:38:35.787+00:00Gill's letters to parliament are not protests ...Gill's letters to parliament are not protests against your petition they are carefully worded letters ordering the msps to close it down.<br /><br />Democracy stops at the court when judges are asked about what they are privately up to - you have proved this sufficiently now with your petition and the debates which have taken place on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-19415611684658942132014-01-28T21:58:35.756+00:002014-01-28T21:58:35.756+00:00Was it Lord Acton who once famously remarked.........Was it Lord Acton who once famously remarked......, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely"?<br /><br />Wise words indeed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-44736195199471703802014-01-28T21:41:04.704+00:002014-01-28T21:41:04.704+00:00Good point in that comment about the content of wh...Good point in that comment about the content of what old Gill and the other judges put in the documents it isnt much is it I can find out a lot more about him online and anyway what is his problem with having all his interests in one book or file so everyone can see it?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-57031145593108033342014-01-28T19:49:00.773+00:002014-01-28T19:49:00.773+00:00Are all judges so arrogant as this or is this just...Are all judges so arrogant as this or is this just a Scottish thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-16804739671721638852014-01-28T18:06:43.169+00:002014-01-28T18:06:43.169+00:00This must the the most pitiful declarations of int...This must the the most pitiful declarations of interest in existence Did these judges themselves write the terms of what is required to be disclosed?<br /><br />All the church interests and singing in the choir would not have sufficed for registers of interest I have declared.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-79904938675547707842014-01-28T16:44:46.694+00:002014-01-28T16:44:46.694+00:00Hope you give it a good write up - today must be t...Hope you give it a good write up - today must be the first time I have seen an invisible judge dictate the course of a parliamentary committee debate.This just does not happen.Ever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-85794340727691841332014-01-28T16:20:38.815+00:002014-01-28T16:20:38.815+00:00Yes I heard the private meeting did not go down to...Yes I heard the private meeting did not go down too well at the PPC today although it seems everything you wrote about yesterday came up today.<br /><br />How did you manage that one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-79086247109814660182014-01-28T15:29:27.883+00:002014-01-28T15:29:27.883+00:00@ 28 January 2014 14:33
Yes,if it had not been fi...@ 28 January 2014 14:33<br /><br />Yes,if it had not been filmed it would be hard to believe what happened today actually took place ... a report will follow later this week ...<br /> <br />Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-68934776381285620102014-01-28T14:33:29.333+00:002014-01-28T14:33:29.333+00:00I watched what happened at the Petitions Committee...I watched what happened at the Petitions Committee this morning about your petition and it was shocking.<br /><br />This private meeting they said they had with Lord Gill ended up making a complete mockery of the committee and some of them were complaining about it in the open.<br /><br />I wonder if this was all done on purpose by the judge to discredit your register and the committee at the same time<br /><br />I think they now have to make Gill show up otherwise they look very weak<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com