tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post6167288402055648663..comments2024-02-28T11:22:45.794+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: SECRETARY FOR THE JUDGE: MSPs call in Justice Secretary MacAskill to face questions on proposal to create a register of interests for Scotland's judiciaryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-31092354657154878912014-11-17T22:25:13.963+00:002014-11-17T22:25:13.963+00:00MacAskill was until recently protected by the Scot...MacAskill was until recently protected by the Scottish Legal Mafia, the Law Society of Scotland.<br /><br />Now that he has served his purpose by slavishly following his masters commands at each and every turn like a puppet on a string, he is about to be burnt and discarded onto the 'remember that guy' pile of the forgotten.<br /><br />Maybe then he will wake up to reality and it will haunt him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-46620704485211008542014-11-16T16:04:03.860+00:002014-11-16T16:04:03.860+00:00Kenny McRaskill must really hate the Scottish Peop...Kenny McRaskill must really hate the Scottish People to fully endorse the Scottish Court Reform legislation?<br /><br />What is the point in having a Justice Secretary who is totally and fundamentally opposed to the Scottish People having a fair Justice System?<br /><br />Hopefully Nicola Sturgeon will be smarter over the choice of the new Scottish Justice Secretary and will stand up to the Law Society of Scotland to oppose their selection of Scotland's Justice Secretary?<br /><br />Word is that the Law Society of Scotland have already pre-selected Roseanna Cunningham, which was sealed after her fawningly creepy defence of The Lord President's untenable position?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-53352099442105956582014-11-16T15:58:30.240+00:002014-11-16T15:58:30.240+00:00 Anonymous said...
and why not! It will be good to... Anonymous said...<br />and why not! It will be good to see MacAskill sit there and defend corrupt cheating judges from the same laws applying to the rest of us!<br /><br />Good work getting it this far and all this information you have put in the public domain.<br /><br />11 November 2014 00:52<br />:;;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:<br /><br />I imagine that hundreds of thousands of Scots will be tuning in to Scottish Parliament TV to watch the latest lies from MacAskill and his sycophantic sooking-up to the Law Society of Scotland and his indefensible defence of the Scottish Judiciary.<br /><br />What a creep. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-87823244252792824122014-11-16T00:39:16.973+00:002014-11-16T00:39:16.973+00:00MacAskill will refuse to go to the Public Petition...MacAskill will refuse to go to the Public Petitions Committee because he is an untouchable Scottish lawyer and is above the law in Scotland and stands outwith the touch of non Scottish lawyer MSP's<br /><br />Talk about a two-tiered Scottish ParliamentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-6229545714148518762014-11-15T01:37:03.727+00:002014-11-15T01:37:03.727+00:00MacAskill is to Scotland what swimming with a mill...MacAskill is to Scotland what swimming with a millstone round your neck is likeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-21928037271751536162014-11-12T14:04:38.518+00:002014-11-12T14:04:38.518+00:00How are the rehearsals going,Kenny?
How does that...How are the rehearsals going,Kenny?<br /><br />How does that one go about judges who are crooks and tax dodgers dont need to declare their interests because they take an oath?LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-67417835869954220732014-11-11T18:06:35.031+00:002014-11-11T18:06:35.031+00:00Patronise patronise patronise, the Law Society of ...Patronise patronise patronise, the Law Society of Scotland told me to do it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-57909774056218928142014-11-11T17:38:48.063+00:002014-11-11T17:38:48.063+00:00Highlighting the fact Gill flew to Qatar for a six...Highlighting the fact Gill flew to Qatar for a six day state visit yet refused to show up at Holyrood, MSP John Wilson MSP said of Lord Gill’s non attendance: “Clearly, we must ask why we cannot have a register. No doubt the associated media coverage of Lord Gill’s non-appearance at the Public Petitions Committee has led to him being given the title of Lord No-No. That is not something that I particularly welcome, although, quite frankly, it seems to have a degree of merit for an individual who spent six days in Qatar to give a speech about transparency and judicial regulation that lasted one hour, but who could not find the courtesy to accept an invitation from a mandatory committee of this Parliament.”<br /><br />Drag Gill along to Holyrood!<br /><br />It is not for him to say when he doesnt show up it is for the parliament.Gill is unelected the parliament is elected and therefor the will of the people not the will of some judge hiding something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-46166007047810794922014-11-11T12:43:56.211+00:002014-11-11T12:43:56.211+00:0009:49
Agree - his latest sounds incredulous compa...09:49<br /><br />Agree - his latest sounds incredulous compared to debate speech.<br /><br />Law Society feeling the heat?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-65808667146887684022014-11-11T11:34:47.256+00:002014-11-11T11:34:47.256+00:00We know that MacAskill is in league with the Law S...We know that MacAskill is in league with the Law Society of Scotland and the Judiciary to keep their games a secret from the Scottish Public?<br /><br />He was an irrelevance as a Justice Secretary and will go down in history as being a highly divisive figure as regards the truth and I do not see the point in speaking to yesterday's man when he is in the process of being ceremoniously dumped out into the street for deeds done against the Scottish People to protect his lawyer colleagues?<br /><br />It will be interesting to see who the Law Society of Scotland have selected as our next Scottish Justice Secretary?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-76523395709641426042014-11-11T09:49:31.255+00:002014-11-11T09:49:31.255+00:00I feel a bit sorry for Jackson Carlaw having to sa...I feel a bit sorry for Jackson Carlaw having to say that in an open debate.Almost gives away the possibility the Law Society are running the show.Although maybe this was his intention all along given the way he said it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-52188066854919548752014-11-11T00:52:41.749+00:002014-11-11T00:52:41.749+00:00and why not! It will be good to see MacAskill sit ...and why not! It will be good to see MacAskill sit there and defend corrupt cheating judges from the same laws applying to the rest of us!<br /><br />Good work getting it this far and all this information you have put in the public domain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-77235925516401223582014-11-10T20:59:41.989+00:002014-11-10T20:59:41.989+00:00The justice jokester MacAskill will be doing reher...The justice jokester MacAskill will be doing rehersals with Gill on what not to sayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-45141469201381827582014-11-10T14:37:34.715+00:002014-11-10T14:37:34.715+00:00What Jackson Carlaw said in the debate and watchin...What Jackson Carlaw said in the debate and watching the video clip of him talking is a lot more consistent with known methods of Law Society behind the scenes back slapping.<br /><br />Jackson Carlaw in the debate - "From briefings that I have heard from the Law Society of Scotland, it seems that it does not think that the Public Petitions Committee of this Parliament is a grand enough committee to command the Lord President’s attention. The suggestion seemed to be that if it was a subject committee such as the Justice Committee, that would be fair enough, but all manner of petitions could come forward and the Lord President would have to present himself. That is not the way the Public Petitions Committee conducts itself at all. We thought that the petition made a serious argument that ought to be examined."<br /><br />Now Mr Carlaw says this -<br /><br />Jackson Carlaw: With reference to the debate, the Law Society of Scotland has subsequently been keen to assure me that any indirect briefing that I may have received that suggested that the society regards this committee as being of any less value than any other committee of the Parliament certainly did not represent its views. I was happy to accept that reassurance, given that the impression might have been created in the debate that the Lord President somehow felt that he would prefer not to appear before this committee because it was not covering weighty matters that required his direct attention. I am happy to be reassured that that is not the Law Society's view.<br /><br />The Convener: I am pleased that you have raised that matter and that the Law Society has put those comments to you. They are now on the record.<br /><br />9 November 2014 17:51<br />---------------------------------------<br /><br />So, we now know that the Law Society of Scotland have dropped The Lord President in the shit by briefing Committee Members about The Lord President's utter contempt for them and for the Scottish People?<br /><br />Their attempt to stop this deliberate leak is too late. We can now see the underhand way that the Law Society of Scotland act to subvert the law and to inveigle situations to their benefit?<br /><br />A criminal organisation exposed?<br /><br />Who needs enemies when you count on the Law Society of Scotland as your friend?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-91464776220926733832014-11-10T14:34:41.293+00:002014-11-10T14:34:41.293+00:00It is to be hoped - and it is given past experienc...It is to be hoped - and it is given past experience a pretty threadbare hope - that Neil Findlay's Lobbying Bill currently before the Scottish Parliament is passed in full and quickly.<br /><br />The signs are at present that MacAskill and his cronies at the Law Society of Scotland prefer to delay and see it kicked into the long grass, I wonder why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-52661411773733905232014-11-10T14:28:50.422+00:002014-11-10T14:28:50.422+00:00Anonymous said...
Here's some pertinent questi... Anonymous said...<br />Here's some pertinent question for Kenny MacAskill to answer before the Scottish Public Petitions Committee.<br /><br />Q. Did you know that convicted criminals were passing themselves off as Judges?<br /><br />Q. If yes, how long have you known this?<br /><br />Q. If no, who has kept this a secret from you?<br /><br />Q. What have you done/ are you going to do about this miscarriage of justice?<br /><br />8 November 2014 13:36<br />----------------------------------------<br /><br />I can see it now. The same answer as the Law Society of Scotland's SSDT, there are different levels of dishonesty for a Scottish Judge that means they can continue to be a judge, as this conviction is not as serious as the same conviction as the Scottish Public get and it is acceptable to keep this a secret from the Scottish Public.<br /><br />Only in Scotland!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-77980273355795348042014-11-10T13:39:43.242+00:002014-11-10T13:39:43.242+00:00Hope they give MacAskill a good grilling!Hope they give MacAskill a good grilling!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-68778766127871474492014-11-10T13:10:44.799+00:002014-11-10T13:10:44.799+00:00Carlaw sounded more believable the first time arou...Carlaw sounded more believable the first time around at the debate and he knows it.So do the others going by their reactions.<br /><br />Obviously the Law Society are one of the forces campaigning against judges declaring their interests.<br /><br />No need to wonder why.Judiciary and Law Society are major power players in the justice system for their own mutual benefit over that of anyone else including the rest of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-52905844861198472392014-11-09T17:51:17.959+00:002014-11-09T17:51:17.959+00:00What Jackson Carlaw said in the debate and watchin...What Jackson Carlaw said in the debate and watching the video clip of him talking is a lot more consistent with known methods of Law Society behind the scenes back slapping.<br /><br />Jackson Carlaw in the debate - "From briefings that I have heard from the Law Society of Scotland, it seems that it does not think that the Public Petitions Committee of this Parliament is a grand enough committee to command the Lord President’s attention. The suggestion seemed to be that if it was a subject committee such as the Justice Committee, that would be fair enough, but all manner of petitions could come forward and the Lord President would have to present himself. That is not the way the Public Petitions Committee conducts itself at all. We thought that the petition made a serious argument that ought to be examined."<br /><br />Now Mr Carlaw says this -<br /><br />Jackson Carlaw: With reference to the debate, the Law Society of Scotland has subsequently been keen to assure me that any indirect briefing that I may have received that suggested that the society regards this committee as being of any less value than any other committee of the Parliament certainly did not represent its views. I was happy to accept that reassurance, given that the impression might have been created in the debate that the Lord President somehow felt that he would prefer not to appear before this committee because it was not covering weighty matters that required his direct attention. I am happy to be reassured that that is not the Law Society's view.<br /><br />The Convener: I am pleased that you have raised that matter and that the Law Society has put those comments to you. They are now on the record.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-75176478708755116202014-11-09T13:30:31.794+00:002014-11-09T13:30:31.794+00:00How long can we afford to allow the Law Society of...How long can we afford to allow the Law Society of Scotland to organise this multi million pound fraud to allow Scottish lawyers to steal from the Tax Payer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-81514931786914165812014-11-09T12:53:51.846+00:002014-11-09T12:53:51.846+00:00I wonder, does Kenny McAskill get to read these La...I wonder, does Kenny McAskill get to read these Law Society of Scotland pre-prepared scripts in advance of these committee meetings because it sounds as though he just reads them out, then slouches back in his seat with his arms folded. Job done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-66214059799087731282014-11-09T12:50:52.925+00:002014-11-09T12:50:52.925+00:00Anonymous said...
Anyone spotted this part yet?see... Anonymous said...<br />Anyone spotted this part yet?seems to be about 5mins into the video clip.Jackson Carlaw forced to correct himself by the Law Society!<br /><br />Jackson Carlaw: The recommendations that have been made are appropriate. With reference to the debate, the Law Society of Scotland has subsequently been keen to assure me that any indirect briefing that I may have received that suggested that the society regards this committee as being of any less value than any other committee of the Parliament certainly did not represent its views. I was happy to accept that reassurance, given that the impression might have been created in the debate that the Lord President somehow felt that he would prefer not to appear before this committee because it was not covering weighty matters that required his direct attention. I am happy to be reassured that that is not the Law Society's view.<br /><br />The Convener: I am pleased that you have raised that matter and that the Law Society has put those comments to you. They are now on the record.<br /><br />7 November 2014 21:51<br />xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<br /><br />Jackson Carlaw's cryptic statement is highly significant.<br /><br />In the first instance he has divulged the Law Society of Scotland's 'behind the scenes view' that The Lord President is above Parliament and does not need to lower himself to pay any attention to the MSP's at the Public Petitions Committee.<br /><br />Of course, the Law Society of Scotland were very quick to use their behind the scenes influence to bully and force Jackson Carlaw to retract this reality, which shows the unelected and insidious power that the Law Society of Scotland have been handed by Alex Salmond and Kenny MacRaskill.<br /><br />Where the Law Society of Scotland are concerned if you give them a penny they will take several pounds and their power grab is at the root of this stand-off between democracy and self-serving betrayal of justice in pursuit of cash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-71154014625850926472014-11-09T11:04:57.236+00:002014-11-09T11:04:57.236+00:00lol @Carlaw!lol @Carlaw!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-80873232003713143612014-11-09T00:19:18.793+00:002014-11-09T00:19:18.793+00:00MacAskill is going to look and sound such an idiot...MacAskill is going to look and sound such an idiot or even worse if he sits there pontificating about how good judges are compared with the headlines around him!<br /><br />Well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-72676578189138167702014-11-08T19:27:41.174+00:002014-11-08T19:27:41.174+00:00I see they now get the issue about recusals,readin...I see they now get the issue about recusals,reading what the convener said<br /><br />"Most of those recusals were made because there was a conflict in relation to personal issues—for example, the judge knew a witness. As far as I could see, there were no financial issues involved at all.<br /><br />I am not sure about any involuntary recusals that have taken place. In all the cases in the list that I saw, the judge had said, "There is a conflict and I do not want to appear in this case." We might need to get some comments from the Lord President on the matter. I was going to suggest that we invite him to the committee, but we have already covered that subject."<br /><br />This has to be thoroughly investigated because the list on the judicial website lacks any credibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com