tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post5842272107474208938..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: UK Supreme Court backs Asbestos Pleural Plaques compensation in Scotland, defeating Insurance industry & lawyers who argued “Asbestos is good for you”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-82001447963359746672011-10-14T15:01:16.728+01:002011-10-14T15:01:16.728+01:00I've got some asbestos on my garage roof.Do yo...I've got some asbestos on my garage roof.Do you think I should invite my lawyer round to remove it for me?<br />I'll provide him with some rough sandpaper to get the job done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-88532217053404728352011-10-14T09:52:02.921+01:002011-10-14T09:52:02.921+01:00Anonymous said...
The Insurance companies hav...Anonymous said...<br /><br /> The Insurance companies have billions of profit annualy, and can throw millions at this and not miss it - what's the betting they will take it to Europe next..delay payment at any cost is their modus operandi.<br /><br /> 13 October 2011 21:59<br /><br />Exactly what will happen next..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-54702414158270887472011-10-13T21:59:49.300+01:002011-10-13T21:59:49.300+01:00The Insurance companies have billions of profit an...The Insurance companies have billions of profit annualy, and can throw millions at this and not miss it - what's the betting they will take it to Europe next..delay payment at any cost is their modus operandi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-46395292367121531962011-10-13T17:24:58.408+01:002011-10-13T17:24:58.408+01:00"a Freedom of Information request by Diary of..."a Freedom of Information request by Diary of Injustice to the Scottish Government established the insurers legal challenge had forced a massive expenditure of £341,857.79 of public funds by the Scottish Government on lawyers legal fees defending against the Insurers"<br /><br />Yes I agree make them pay back every pennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-83940726760802568442011-10-13T13:59:44.076+01:002011-10-13T13:59:44.076+01:00The Human Rights angle from the insurers - I think...The Human Rights angle from the insurers - I think this tells you a lot about how Human Rights is misused by big business and the legal profession yet when these bastards have violated some poor client's Human Rights there's not a lawyer in sight to take it on.<br /><br />Human Rights as far as the Law is concerned means 'Is there enough money in it for us as in lawyers'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-13289894977927050012011-10-13T07:08:13.973+01:002011-10-13T07:08:13.973+01:00Scotland may have won this time around however the...Scotland may have won this time around however there is no doubt the judges told Salmond & MacAskill were to get stuffed on some of their quests for fame via the law.About time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-39366835093265023492011-10-12T22:30:44.681+01:002011-10-12T22:30:44.681+01:00I agree with the earlier comment this is nothing m...I agree with the earlier comment this is nothing more than playing with headlines and picking fights with the Supreme Court which MacAskill tore to shreds only a few weeks ago.<br /><br />As far as I am concerned this will be one of those giving with one hand and taking away with the other stories we will find out the truth on sometime in the futureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-6092879304917644482011-10-12T22:03:46.158+01:002011-10-12T22:03:46.158+01:00Well its good to see something positive happen in ...Well its good to see something positive happen in the courts for one although I feel the insurers will wriggle out of it one way or another.<br /><br />I hope the victims get their payouts instead of having to wait another twenty years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-40361678712113207012011-10-12T20:59:11.880+01:002011-10-12T20:59:11.880+01:00So, the next time a lawyer tries to tell you “Asbe...So, the next time a lawyer tries to tell you “Asbestos is good for you” or “Cancer is good for you”, you know what to think of them, don't you<br /><br />If I wrote what I think about this you wouldn't be able to publish my comment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-8167843018262223162011-10-12T20:53:33.292+01:002011-10-12T20:53:33.292+01:00I like your angle on it Peter about the lawyers wh...I like your angle on it Peter about the lawyers who said all this at the Scottish Parliament.<br />Good to see there was at least one msp taking them to task.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-78195578142667206762011-10-12T20:11:48.748+01:002011-10-12T20:11:48.748+01:00Anonymous said...
Well.Is it really a triumph for...Anonymous said...<br /><br />Well.Is it really a triumph for the SNP?<br />More like a triumph for the Supreme Court based in LONDON which is most certainly NOT in Scotland.<br /><br />12 October 2011 17:45<br /><br />Well it was kicked out of the Court of Session twice as Peter already told you in the story so if Scotland had actually been the final point of appeal it would have been a Scottish success with no need to go to London!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-84969449704151888332011-10-12T19:34:04.241+01:002011-10-12T19:34:04.241+01:00Let you all be wary of dealing with lawyers wherev...Let you all be wary of dealing with lawyers wherever you are for they will stab you in the back as quick as look at you for more money - take it from one who has experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-1836258533679643402011-10-12T18:26:00.606+01:002011-10-12T18:26:00.606+01:00All those insurers should be boycotted!All those insurers should be boycotted!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-75708942800673970792011-10-12T17:45:31.549+01:002011-10-12T17:45:31.549+01:00Well.Is it really a triumph for the SNP?
More like...Well.Is it really a triumph for the SNP?<br />More like a triumph for the Supreme Court based in LONDON which is most certainly NOT in Scotland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-16627398032305178492011-10-12T16:12:48.125+01:002011-10-12T16:12:48.125+01:00How about passing a law allowing victims of the H...How about passing a law allowing victims of the HepC/tainted blood scandal to get some justice instead of a window dressing inquiry or is it too much to admit the NHS/Govt knew about it all along & buried the evidence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-8348733493165962332011-10-12T16:08:20.227+01:002011-10-12T16:08:20.227+01:00Has anyone actually been paid out yet or what?Has anyone actually been paid out yet or what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-54851325178623816612011-10-12T15:42:02.110+01:002011-10-12T15:42:02.110+01:00I get the feeling this law was set up as a fight w...I get the feeling this law was set up as a fight with Westminster from the outset.I think the judges recognised this if you read the ruling in its entirety.<br /><br />MacAskill does like to have his wee rant re "progressive politics".<br /><br />I can think of a thousand other issues he wouldn't go out of his way to pass a law on especially those affecting his precious colleagues in the legal profession.<br /><br />However I am in favour pleural plaques be paid yet now we have a situation where its legal in Scotland but not in England.Surely some English lawyer will take up the case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-85809335555334728532011-10-12T15:18:03.557+01:002011-10-12T15:18:03.557+01:00life is cheap unless its a lawyerlife is cheap unless its a lawyerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-89626140571519146352011-10-12T15:01:04.895+01:002011-10-12T15:01:04.895+01:00The insurers will end up making us pay for it anyw...The insurers will end up making us pay for it anyway by sticking up their fees and the lawyers will do the same and pocket an extra whack on top just for good measure.<br />Nice to see them fail for a change and as you say they should be made to pay back every penny taxpayers have forked out for this court fight!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-29581581255417269812011-10-12T14:52:12.506+01:002011-10-12T14:52:12.506+01:00So, the next time a lawyer tries to tell you “Asbe...So, the next time a lawyer tries to tell you “Asbestos is good for you” or “Cancer is good for you”, you know what to think of them, don't you<br /><br />If its so good they can always try it themselves.<br />Disgusting that anyone can actually come out with that crap in a parliament just to stop some already half dead victim trying to cling onto life.<br /><br />I shudder to think what this mob would say in the great life support switch off debate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com