tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post5996121541339285760..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: The Judges Ermine Piggy Bank: Scotland’s wealthy judiciary - detached from society and closeted in a rich secretive world of links to big business, undeclared earnings, directorships, offshore trusts & vested interestsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-67025123699933386012014-04-21T14:20:52.345+01:002014-04-21T14:20:52.345+01:00As the other person said in their comment it is no...As the other person said in their comment it is not much use the bbc coming into an issue (of complaints against solicitors) they appear to have ignored for decades then do a programme and then disappear it so no one else can view what happened.<br /><br />There are millions of bbc programmes available on the internet - on the bbc website and others so why was this one programme about Scottish lawyers singled out to be taken off air and never shown again.There are a lot more other people in the country who have to fork out for the license fee than just a bunch of lawyers who are interested in keeping their ripping off secrets off the airwaves.<br /><br />I no longer trust the bbc and I see many similar sentiments online.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-73636425672094117702014-04-20T19:35:58.556+01:002014-04-20T19:35:58.556+01:00@ 18 April 2014 15:10
The BBC Lawyers Behaving Ba...@ 18 April 2014 15:10<br /><br />The BBC Lawyers Behaving Badly programme is no longer available, however there may be information in previous articles on this blog which can assist you in identifying warning signs to look out for when solicitors go bad ...<br /><br />When reporting on legal issues readers may well find it more appropriate to have a written form which they can return to periodically rather than a television programme which has apparently been taken off air.<br /><br />Please feel free to search the archives of Diary of Injustice or use the labels to find out more about issues of self regulation of the legal profession etc ...Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-45541086763546782302014-04-20T19:12:07.854+01:002014-04-20T19:12:07.854+01:00 Anonymous said...
yes maybe the bbc is not report... Anonymous said...<br />yes maybe the bbc is not reporting it but who wants them to anyway?<br /><br />look at the mess they made of the lawyers complaints show and now I cant even see it to get some clues on what to look out for with bent lawyers<br /><br />not much use the bbc doing a tv show about crooked lawyers if no one gets to see it again eh?<br /><br />18 April 2014 15:10<br />££££££££££££££££<br /><br />Law Society put paid to that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-74376767335186998662014-04-18T15:10:01.246+01:002014-04-18T15:10:01.246+01:00yes maybe the bbc is not reporting it but who want...yes maybe the bbc is not reporting it but who wants them to anyway?<br /><br />look at the mess they made of the lawyers complaints show and now I cant even see it to get some clues on what to look out for with bent lawyers<br /><br />not much use the bbc doing a tv show about crooked lawyers if no one gets to see it again eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-17778698888839548402014-04-17T16:09:54.069+01:002014-04-17T16:09:54.069+01:00Good thing you have the newspapers on side and the...Good thing you have the newspapers on side and they support transparency in the judiciary like any right minded person would because all the bbc can be bothered to report about judges is they are not going to wear wigs in civil cases.<br /><br />Why do we bother paying for a national broadcaster who siphon off news stories they dont want people to read about like these judges and all their wealth.Even the parliament msps and everyone else gets the argument about judges should declare but not the bbc.I think someone is fiddling about with the news a bit too much for their own good.<br /><br />Look at what the bbc say today about wigs.Well bbc you should be reporting how much money and no declarations are under all those wigs!<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-27066955<br /><br />Judges ditch wigs and gowns for Scottish civil appeals<br /><br />Judges will no longer wear formal wigs and gowns when hearing civil appeals at one of Scotland's highest courts from next week.<br /><br />Scotland's most senior judge Lord Gill, said it "made sense" to dispense with the garments in certain cases.<br /><br />From 22 April, judges sitting in the Inner House of the Court of Session in Edinburgh will no longer wear robes and wigs when hearing civil appeals.<br /><br />However, they will still be worn for criminal appeals.<br /><br />Lord Gill, who proposed the change, said: "In deciding to sit in civil appeals without robes or wigs the judges of the Inner House are in line with the practice of the United Kingdom Supreme Court.<br /><br />"It makes sense in this day and age."<br /><br />Advocates may also appear without wigs and gowns, while solicitors with rights of audience, who do not wear wigs, may appear without gowns.<br /><br />The 11 judges sitting in the Inner House endorsed the change.<br /><br />The Court of Session is Scotland's highest civil court and is divided into the Inner House and the Outer House.<br /><br />The Outer House hears cases which have not previously been to court, while the Inner House is primarily the appeal court.<br /><br />It hears appeals from the Outer House and appeals in civil cases from the sheriff courts, the Court of the Lord Lyon, Scottish Land Court, the Lands Tribunal for Scotland, and other tribunals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-72859956751389944722014-04-16T21:31:23.720+01:002014-04-16T21:31:23.720+01:00Anonymous said...
Cant be bothered to watch bbc an... Anonymous said...<br />Cant be bothered to watch bbc any more after the mess they made of the lawyers behaving badly episode so I'll stick to yours at least you dont spin it out and have all the stuff to hand instead of the beebs censors deciding what goes up or down<br /><br />15 April 2014 09:20<br />+++++++++++++++++<br /><br />You noticed that too?<br /><br />That the BBC's exposé on Scottish Lawyers Behaving Badly was heavily censored?<br /><br />This shows you how desperate and fanatical the Law Society of Scotland are that the truth is kept from the Public as to what is really going on?<br /><br />Strange that this is mirrored by Scotland's Judiciary who are also desperate to keep the Scottish Public blind of all of the robbery and vested interest crimes being perpetrated against them?<br /><br />Apparently the Law Society of Scotland thout that we The Scottish Public were too thick to notice that they had threatened the BBC with a 'D' Notice to take them to court over their Lawyers Behaving Badly programme, forcing them to bend to the Law Society's threats?<br /><br />However, the BBC Special Investigations Team were clever in the way they broadcast their programme to make it clear to the Scottish Public that they had been 'Got At' and that the truth was that they had much more damning evidence proving that the Law Society are a criminal organisation?<br /><br />This is why the Law Society of Scotland were forced to spend tens of thousands of pounds in a failed attempt to try to wipe this BBC programme off of the face of the Earth?<br /><br />Such is their power and such is their insidiousness that they can even scare the State Broadcaster, the BBC into massive censorship of their own programme?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-4076745138038561192014-04-16T17:15:34.541+01:002014-04-16T17:15:34.541+01:00Anonymous said...
You must have hit them wher...Anonymous said...<br /><br /> You must have hit them where it hurts - no denials to any of the headlines and threats to the msps.Proves we need this register sooner rather than later before the judges bury all their interests!<br /><br /> 15 April 2014 12:34<br /><br />Yes and also the prospect of criminal cases collapsing because of judges failing to declare sounds even worse so it is well past time this register takes effect and also an investigation is now needed into what the judges have been hiding all this time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-77690762219944700952014-04-16T13:30:50.257+01:002014-04-16T13:30:50.257+01:00How can The Lord President argue so vehemently aga...How can The Lord President argue so vehemently against transparency and accountability?<br /><br />Something here is fishier than a fishmonger's discard bucket?<br /><br />Anybody using a Scottish Judge to go to a Scottish Court needs to be aff-their-heed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-10992919929760801372014-04-15T23:12:09.774+01:002014-04-15T23:12:09.774+01:00This cannot go on any longer!
These Judges have b...This cannot go on any longer!<br /><br />These Judges have brought the standing of Scotland's Judiciary into the gutter?<br /><br />Anyone who believes that they go to a Scottish Court thinking that they have a chance are naive in the extreme, when you learn that with the vested interests, lack of recusals and side deals that are going on?.<br /><br />If you are not the one cutting the deal before you go into a Scottish Court, then I am afraid you are about to lose?<br /><br />This all stems from the years of corruption at the Law Society of Scotland, where they have been running a training camp for Borrowers Without Consent, who have become reliant on being above the law in Scotland?<br /><br />What a sickening mess these criminals have made of Scotland?<br /><br />Even the Banana Republic's are on our case for giving them a bad name?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-70244212458527397992014-04-15T23:01:25.249+01:002014-04-15T23:01:25.249+01:00Anonymous said...
Senior staff at this well known ... Anonymous said...<br />Senior staff at this well known bank - which received massive financial bailouts from taxpayers after the banking crash of 2008, felt they could not sack the judge’s son, due to his father’s position on the bench. As losses to clients mounted and he cheated the bank even more, staff just had to wait on him departing of his own accord after “he became bored”.<br /><br />This one I know - his dad sits in the Court of Session.I am surprised you have not had an approach to go quietly before all is revealed..<br /><br />14 April 2014 18:26<br />?????????????????<br /><br />The only way forward from this Hellish den of iniquity with crooked Scottish lawyers, crooked Scottish Prosecutors and crooked Scottish Judiciary is name them and let them be damned (and preferably sent to jail for a very long time)<br /><br />For Scottish Judges to wilfully and deliberately engage in campaigns of crime, must be the most heinous crime possible and WHEN they are outed and dealt with, they should never see the light of day?<br /><br />To think that the Crown Office and the Police turn a blind-eye to this widespread corruption at the very Heart of Scotland, just goes to show that Scotland's body is being drained of her blood by these ravenous leaches?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-25252022085909656882014-04-15T22:42:07.411+01:002014-04-15T22:42:07.411+01:00 Anonymous said...
The judges must hate these head... Anonymous said...<br />The judges must hate these headlines and all the knowledge you are putting out about them we never knew until now!<br /><br />10 April 2014 21:24<br />xzxzxzxzxzxzxzxzxzxzxz<br /><br />Thank God for the Public Service Journalism carried out by DOI Journalists?<br /><br />True Patriots?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-23514651402372147912014-04-15T20:09:14.541+01:002014-04-15T20:09:14.541+01:00POCA comes up in google as proceeds of crime act s...POCA comes up in google as proceeds of crime act so the judge was in on a wee backhander from the hoodlum was he?<br /><br />The msps should be getting their teeth into this asap and bringing Gill before them willingly or not as it is now clear justice is totally compromised if crooks are in with the judges and the prosecutors are protecting it by losing the cases on purpose.This really is a scandal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-39760544722192073272014-04-15T19:18:44.427+01:002014-04-15T19:18:44.427+01:00@14 April 2014 17:29
Would like to hear more abou...@14 April 2014 17:29<br /><br />Would like to hear more about this case ... email at scottishlawreporters@gmail.comDiary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-58909801455235412022014-04-15T12:34:26.275+01:002014-04-15T12:34:26.275+01:00You must have hit them where it hurts - no denials...You must have hit them where it hurts - no denials to any of the headlines and threats to the msps.Proves we need this register sooner rather than later before the judges bury all their interests!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-6334467746940250282014-04-15T11:28:36.338+01:002014-04-15T11:28:36.338+01:00Democracy, yes that is what they call our system o...Democracy, yes that is what they call our system of Government The Hierarchy as follows demonstrates the reality.<br /><br />The Unelected Omnipotent Secret Corrupt Judges who dominate.<br /><br />The MSP's who claim to represent the electorate.<br /><br />The Scottish People the electorate, who vote for said MSP's but are actually governed by the secret guiding hand of the Judiciary and their links, Banks, Financiers, Investors, Law Firms, Insurance Companies.<br /><br />Democracy is a farce, voting wont change this set up because MSP's are the elected public face of their Judicial and Financial Masters. Who gave them the right to do this? They did. <br /><br />Democracy does not mean freedom Mr Salmond, and you condone this setup with the MSP's and claim to act in the Scottish People's best interests. How can anyone be free when access to justice is blocked by the vested interests you support. Like the Prime Minister you are all in it together. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-77426969491318741382014-04-15T11:17:46.294+01:002014-04-15T11:17:46.294+01:00Lawyers are public enemy number one. Masters of de...Lawyers are public enemy number one. Masters of deception and mendacity, and yes I am talking also about the one who represents you. No lawyer is really on his or her clients side, why do you think they want secrecy for their conduct and obedience from clients. I would never trust any of there vile rats. It is not a case of once bitten twice shy, it is to be bitten once [for life], avoid them like the Black Death. Heed the warnings on this blog, if you don't you are a fool. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-43535428996077734642014-04-15T10:30:08.150+01:002014-04-15T10:30:08.150+01:00Lawyers of all levels, for them justice only means...Lawyers of all levels, for them justice only means ££££££££££££££££££££. They are inhuman and will cover up anything [I believe even murder] to protect each other and their Legal Aid motherlode. The courts are about lawyers enrichment and are nothing to do with justice. There is no enforcement of what lawyers can and cannot do, in their world they destroy lives because there is no power to stop them. I love lawyers who are deceased. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-21057409278086402082014-04-15T09:20:18.511+01:002014-04-15T09:20:18.511+01:00Cant be bothered to watch bbc any more after the m...Cant be bothered to watch bbc any more after the mess they made of the lawyers behaving badly episode so I'll stick to yours at least you dont spin it out and have all the stuff to hand instead of the beebs censors deciding what goes up or downAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-28994586173877797242014-04-14T20:43:00.161+01:002014-04-14T20:43:00.161+01:00have no doubt the judges are hiding a lot from us ...have no doubt the judges are hiding a lot from us you only need to read those letters from the top judge Gill to realise this because he would not be so hostile or go so far out to threaten the parliament if there was no case to answer<br /><br />keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-14176171385702949202014-04-14T18:26:40.224+01:002014-04-14T18:26:40.224+01:00Senior staff at this well known bank - which recei...Senior staff at this well known bank - which received massive financial bailouts from taxpayers after the banking crash of 2008, felt they could not sack the judge’s son, due to his father’s position on the bench. As losses to clients mounted and he cheated the bank even more, staff just had to wait on him departing of his own accord after “he became bored”.<br /><br />This one I know - his dad sits in the Court of Session.I am surprised you have not had an approach to go quietly before all is revealed..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-6631611818794941302014-04-14T17:29:21.553+01:002014-04-14T17:29:21.553+01:00Wisely put.Take no side and stick to the line of j...Wisely put.Take no side and stick to the line of journalism and public interest.<br />I have suspected for some time criminal cases have flawed elements not only in those accused.A journalist we both know who was covering a criminal trial unearthed links by way of a personal relationship between a judge and a prosecutor.Nothing was raised in court and there was no recusal.The case against the accused collapsed due to a lack of evidence.What actually happened was it got out a newspaper had the evidence on the judge and the prosecutor and were going to print after the case concluded.Immediately a decision was taken to let the prosecution slip solely on the matter of the relationship between the trial judge and the prosecutor.The accused walked free on that one.<br />I am sure anyone in the know who reads this will immediately realise which case I am talking about.Certainly anyone in Strathclyde CID at the time must have wondered what the hell was going on in the High Court.<br />My point is the judge may not have declared his relationship in this register of interests your petition proposes but if a register had existed along with publicity to the lack of recusals it is likely the judge would have recused himself and the accused would have been convicted.As it turns out a hardened criminal with considerable wealth escaped conviction and a POCA recovery because it was felt certain information not particularly relevant to the accused or the evidence was more important to conceal from the public.Clearly not an acceptable situation for anyone concerned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-20468217912110806042014-04-14T15:43:05.701+01:002014-04-14T15:43:05.701+01:00Diary of Injustice said...
In response to an unpu...Diary of Injustice said...<br /><br />In response to an unpublished comment,it is the case that some members of the judiciary who have offshore investments and tax avoiding property ownership deals have sat on tax fraud and POCA cases. However, any reporting of such cases will be strictly along the lines of the media and public interest rather than involvement in any specific case.<br /><br />For the avoidance of any doubt whatsoever it is also the case certain senior members of the judiciary who have heard negligence actions against solicitors, also have undeclared investments in, and family links via employment to insurance firms and law firms in such cases.<br />14 April 2014 12:25<br />=================================<br />Yes that is why they want it all secret, they are a crooked cartel. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-3034069579623866922014-04-14T12:25:44.698+01:002014-04-14T12:25:44.698+01:00In response to an unpublished comment,it is the ca...In response to an unpublished comment,it is the case that some members of the judiciary who have offshore investments and tax avoiding property ownership deals have sat on tax fraud and POCA cases. However, any reporting of such cases will be strictly along the lines of the media and public interest rather than involvement in any specific case.<br /><br />For the avoidance of any doubt whatsoever it is also the case certain senior members of the judiciary who have heard negligence actions against solicitors, also have undeclared investments in, and family links via employment to insurance firms and law firms in such cases.Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-35582198783090923852014-04-14T12:20:42.395+01:002014-04-14T12:20:42.395+01:00@ 12 April 2014 17:00
It is a waste of time, mone...@ 12 April 2014 17:00<br /><br />It is a waste of time, money and effort using Scotland's courts when there are so many with a vested interest against hearing your case. This position also extends to the criminal courts where in recent media coverage we have learned Prosecutors have been involved in bungs to defence lawyers in cases where for instance, rape charges have been dropped .. there are many other examples of a rotten justice system seriously in need of clean up.<br /><br />@ 13 April 2014 15:09<br /><br />Since the debate on judicial interests began at the Scottish Parliament, several members of the judiciary including their relatives have altered their financial positions including links to offshore accounts.<br /><br />However there are still significant offshore interests linked back to the most senior members of the judiciary. HMRC will be as aware of this (in spite of the attempts of judges to delegate the funds to their families and arms length trusts) as members of the media have also been able to establish as well as links to and investments in big business who regularly appear before judges in the courts with out even a cough from anyone or a nod for a recusal ...Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-8078171663511296302014-04-13T20:26:25.897+01:002014-04-13T20:26:25.897+01:00So the taxman knows the judges are at it and does ...So the taxman knows the judges are at it and does nothing while they have a go at everyone else.What the heck is going on in our country when this elite group of people you have exposed as crooks get to write all their own laws and pronounce everyone else guilty of the same things they are doing on the side!<br /><br />Horrific!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com