tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post8124492162333414919..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: SLCC appointments scandal 'humiliation' for Justice Secretary as MacAskill forced to abandon new lay member recruitmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-86786570094090031282009-07-07T16:55:58.359+01:002009-07-07T16:55:58.359+01:00A doctor who inhaled gas and air while on duty at ...A doctor who inhaled gas and air while on duty at a children's accident and emergency ward admitted he was lucky he did not harm any of his patients.<br /><br />Dr Jonathan Chahal used the anaesthetic Entonox from a canister on four occasions at Ormskirk General Hospital.<br /><br />The paediatrician also persuaded four female nurses to inhale the gas in what were described as "Entonox parties", a General Medical Council panel heard.<br /><br />His fitness to practise is being decided by the panel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-9048072827324049562009-07-07T15:45:06.546+01:002009-07-07T15:45:06.546+01:00Certainly this episode at the slcc is less than ab...Certainly this episode at the slcc is less than above board but isn't everything to do with lawyers a little bit crooked ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-21583749324047842142009-07-07T11:22:08.023+01:002009-07-07T11:22:08.023+01:00Addict doctor in rehab death case left alone by bo...Addict doctor in rehab death case left alone by boss<br /><br />May 31 2009<br /><br />A DRUG addict doctor was left alone to prescribe methadone to a patient who later died - because his boss was getting a kilt fitted.<br /><br />Kieran Nichol, 20, died after being given 90mls of methadone in just over 24 hours at Castle Craig rehab clinic, in the Borders, in November 2005.<br /><br />Reformed addict Dr David McCartney was practising under strict General Medical Council conditions which included his prescriptions being checked by a supervisor.<br /><br />But on the day he wrote out the methadone detox plan for Kieran, of Hawick, his mentor, Dr Robert Young, was not in the building, a fatal accident inquiry heard last week.<br /><br />User Dr McCartney told the inquiry, at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, that Kieran told him he was a regular heroin user, smoking £60-£80 per day.<br /><br />This conflicted with the notes from his earlier stay when he told staff he used the drug just a few times.<br /><br />Dr Young told the court he was not in the clinic when Kieran's prescription was written out.<br /><br />He said: "I had an appointment in Edinburgh to be fitted for a kilt." Dr Young said he and Dr McCartney had believed Kieran's story about being a regular user.<br /><br />The medic said Kieran's "uncomfortable detox" during his first stay at the clinic possibly covered up a more serious problem so he prescribed methadone.<br /><br />The inquiry continues..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-65984067267211027092009-07-07T11:19:51.211+01:002009-07-07T11:19:51.211+01:00May 11 2008 Exclusive by Charles Lavery
A FAMILY ...May 11 2008 Exclusive by Charles Lavery<br /><br />A FAMILY doctor's bizarre double life as the owner of a sex dungeon can be revealed today.<br /><br />GP Keith McIntyre is the registered owner of a flat where a dominatrix called Mistress Scarlet whips and beats clients.<br /><br />The doctor admits knowing Mistress Scarlet, speaks to her regularly on the phone and has been seen visiting the flat which is used as a torture chamber.<br /><br />McIntyre, 41, paid s165,000 for the property in a tenement block in Woodlands, Glasgow, last year.<br /><br />Inside, Mistress Scarlett - real name Quentin Younger - charges clients s175 an hour to inflict degrading sexual abuse.<br /><br />Our investigators paid Mistress Scarlet to watch her torture one client.<br /><br />She told us: "If you want to watch then fine. I can keep the electrics to the end because he gets too excited by it."<br /><br />"You can be naked or clothed - it's up to you. It's s125 for the session and an extra s50 for the slave.<br /><br />"I don't shout and scream but that's the way the people who come to me like it. I don't need to shout. I have quite a commanding voice.<br /><br />"I have been all over the world doing it and it's a part of my life.<br /><br />"If you want to come back again then that's fine, we can maybe do some of the things I did to the slave to you and if there are things you don't want me to do, just say."<br /><br />Our man watched as the client appeared wearing just a leather mask, which concealed his identity. (PROBABLY A LAWYER).<br /><br />He then endured a series of depraved sexual acts involving a range of torture instruments, whips and electrical apparatus. Our man made his excuses and left.<br /><br />McIntyre works at North Avenue NHS surgery in Cambuslang, near Glasgow.<br /><br />Younger, a 35-year-old former lab technician, and her husband - who runs a tattoo parlour in the city's west end - live in an exclusive street and she earns s50,000 a year as a dominatrix.<br /><br />A source said: "It is a bizarre state of affairs.<br /><br />"Dr McIntyre knows Younger as Mistress Scarlet and they spend a lot of time talking to each other on their mobiles. It is certainly an unusual friendship."<br /><br />When we asked McIntyre if he knew "Mistress Scarlet", the married GP said he did but refused to comment further.<br /><br />He said his lawyer would contact us with a statement but no contact was made. (WAS THE LAWYER THE ONE IN THE MASK)?<br /><br />When our reporter made contact with Younger to discuss her relationship with Dr McIntyre, she hung up the phone.<br /><br />'He knows her as Mistress Scarlet.. it seems unusual' (IT IS MORE USUAL THAN WE THINK, KINKY LOT ARE DOCTORS).<br /><br />A source yesterday<br /><br />SUNDAY EMAIL<br /><br />c.lavery@sundaymail.co.ukAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-59155587214934592582009-07-07T10:23:43.334+01:002009-07-07T10:23:43.334+01:00Good reply Peter.
It sounds like we have a bunch o...Good reply Peter.<br />It sounds like we have a bunch of criminals running the legal system in Scotland for the benefit of criminals in suits & ties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-16336298611312779832009-07-06T23:07:03.167+01:002009-07-06T23:07:03.167+01:00Thanks for all your continuing comments and emails...Thanks for all your continuing comments and emails on this article.<br /><br />I have been busy interviewing some individuals for a report on the Master Policy, more to come shortly.<br /><br />I do agree with those who suggest more protect and campaigns are required to overcome the species of 'crooked lawyer' infesting the Scots legal system ...<br /><br />The T-Shirt idea sounds good too ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 11.06am<br /><br />Yes .. and look how it turned out !<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 1.23pm<br /><br />Do keep me posted ! and yes .. I also wonder what they do for £350 a day ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 4pm<br /><br />Yes .. the charm must have been turned on to retain whoever it was who wanted to stand down ... for obvious reasons.<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 5.24pm<br /><br />Higher I think ... but now there are double the people to pay for .. must make solicitors very happy to know how their money, and of course the 2+ million pounds of taxpayers money is being wasted ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 6.38pm<br /><br />I'm getting a lot of similar cases too .. and actually several where it seems the solicitors have used the titles of houses bought or sold to clients, as security for finance to keep their firm and their personal finances afloat.<br /><br />Anywhere else that would be called fraud and be a criminal offence but in Scotland the Law Society are trying to keep cases of this nature swept under the carpet of self regulation.<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 6.42pm<br /><br />No .. another cover up I'm afraid ...<br /><br />I understand this article has upset a few in higher places at the SLCC ... I would reply "Too Bad ... learn the lesson for next time and be honest to the public, and while you are at it - pay back all the taxpayers money spent so far !"Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-68482935998355084412009-07-06T20:00:54.819+01:002009-07-06T20:00:54.819+01:00Easy to see MacAskill is going all out to save his...Easy to see MacAskill is going all out to save his pals in the legal industry with this effort to cover up this scandal.<br /><br />Keep at him !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-27550605944275330372009-07-06T18:42:18.017+01:002009-07-06T18:42:18.017+01:00Probed lawyer 'quits' after clients lost £...Probed lawyer 'quits' after clients lost £300,000<br /><br />Oct 19 2008 By Charles Lavery<br /><br />A LAWYER being probed after buyers lost up to £300,000 on their dream homes is retiring aged 48.<br /><br />Tony Murphy's firm, A.D. Murphy & Co, has shut down and phone calls from clients are unanswered.<br /><br />One source said: "He has been walking about with a spring in his step, telling everyone he has retired."<br /><br />The Sunday Mail revealed in January that 29 homebuyers had each lost £10,000 after paying deposits for flats through Murphy's law firm in Hamilton, Lanarkshire.<br /><br />The flats were to be built in nearby Wishaw by builder Stephen Connelly. But he sold the site for £700,000 just before his firm, Glen Isla, went bust. Liquidators found Murphy had links to the firm and was paid £50,000 in fees by Glen Isla.<br /><br />The Law Society of Scotland are investigating. HOPE THEY INVESTIGATE PROPERLY? PERHAPS DOUGLAS MILL WILL INTERVENE FRON GLASGOW UNIVERSITY?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-36447612835562420712009-07-06T18:38:22.480+01:002009-07-06T18:38:22.480+01:00SUNDAY MAIL
Bad lawyer is a real ass
Jun 7 2009
...SUNDAY MAIL<br />Bad lawyer is a real ass<br /><br />Jun 7 2009<br /><br />The Judge I'll get it sorted<br /><br />I went to the Law Society after my lawyer messed up the purchase of my new house. I still don't have title deeds in my name and it's cost thousands. I asked for my file but he refuses to return my calls.<br /><br />DEMAND the file back. If you don't get it contact another lawyer to take the matter up on your behalf. You may be able to reclaim your losses and the Law Society will help.. WILL THEY?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-65074296199148953882009-07-06T17:24:25.625+01:002009-07-06T17:24:25.625+01:00Just out of interest are these salaries in line wi...Just out of interest are these salaries in line with the Law Society's Client Relations department or are they higher ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-64380608642472711302009-07-06T16:00:53.402+01:002009-07-06T16:00:53.402+01:00Very interesting as usual Peter.
Since we are a f...Very interesting as usual Peter.<br /><br />Since we are a few months on from this lay member's wish to stand down,one wonders why no one has stood down so far (that we know of).<br /><br />Has whoever decided they'd had enough been persuaded to stay on in the wake of the daily idiocy at the commission itself ? or perhaps offered a tempting bonus to avoid a resignation so quickly into their appointment that obviously no one wants hitting the headlines ?<br /><br />I will be watching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-21394322729995961522009-07-06T13:23:19.866+01:002009-07-06T13:23:19.866+01:00actually I work at the Stamp Office but we have ha...actually I work at the Stamp Office but we have hardly seen any of these people you say are board members of the slcc<br /><br />I wonder what they do exactly to get £350 a day ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-7856565492745786232009-07-06T11:06:34.550+01:002009-07-06T11:06:34.550+01:00To be honest Peter I'd be wary of anyone who w...To be honest Peter I'd be wary of anyone who wanted to be on such an organisation.Volunteers to regulate complaints against bent lawyers ? <br />It just doesn't sound right does it..and you have been proved right time & again on that one !<br /><br />Keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-62459394741524083692009-07-05T22:10:57.484+01:002009-07-05T22:10:57.484+01:00I applaud your efforts to write about corruption i...I applaud your efforts to write about corruption in the justice system but I feel much more powerful protests and public gatherings are needed against these crooks who are twisting justice for their own ends.<br /><br />MORE PROTESTS AND NAME AND SHOW ALL THE CROOKS PLEASE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-69122588283580311282009-07-05T20:29:27.780+01:002009-07-05T20:29:27.780+01:00Yes put me down for £350 a day also but I see from...Yes put me down for £350 a day also but I see from the 'qualifications' of this lot some previous with the legal profession is a must ?<br /><br />Sounds bloody awful the whole thing.Macaskill must be getting a big fat brown envelope to keep this racket on the go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-76725525435149957502009-07-05T13:45:33.673+01:002009-07-05T13:45:33.673+01:00What an affront to the legal system this bunch are...What an affront to the legal system this bunch are.<br />Disgusting that despite all the efforts of campaigners that self regulation still rules and protects crooked lawyersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-1192596737633316222009-07-03T21:58:07.833+01:002009-07-03T21:58:07.833+01:00Asking the Law Society or the SLCC to deal with a ...Asking the Law Society or the SLCC to deal with a complaint about your lawyer, is the same as trusting the Klu Klux Klan to be the jury at the trial of a black man. The latter would have no chance, and neither do you the public when complaining about lawyers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-61659683603072809142009-07-03T21:41:49.708+01:002009-07-03T21:41:49.708+01:00Corrupt lawyer cheated hospitals
George Brangam s...Corrupt lawyer cheated hospitals<br /><br />George Brangam swindled more than £270,000 from health bodies<br /><br />A solicitor defrauded the health service of more than £270,000 over eight years, the Audit Office has said.<br /><br />Most of the late George Brangam's fraud involved medical negligence cases, the government watchdog found.<br /><br />He would invoice health bodies for more money than the case had actually been settled for, then keep the extra cash, ranging from £1,250 up to £75,000.<br /><br />Auditors found the fraud could have been detected earlier if existing financial controls had been used.<br /><br />A senior partner in legal firm Brangam, Bagnall and Co, George Brangam died last August.<br /><br />At the time of his death, he was under investigation by the PSNI Fraud Squad for his work on NHS compensation proceedings.<br /><br />There is no suggestion that anyone else in the firm knew anything about his activities.<br /><br />In July 2006, the Causeway HSS Trust informed the Department of Health of potential irregularities.<br /><br />Within a period of less than five weeks, his practice was shut down by the Law Society. PITY THEY DID NOT DEAL WITRH DOUGLAS MILL, THEY LEFT THAT TO JOHN SWINNEY.<br /><br /> <br />Money that could have been spent on front-line activity in the health service was siphoned out of the system.<br /><br />Auditor General John Dowdall said the lawyer systematically defrauded six of the 11 health bodies he provided legal services to on a known 28 occasions over an eight-year period.<br /><br />"There is a possibility that the extent of fraud committed by George Brangam was higher than determined by available evidence," he said.<br /><br />According to the report, management in some health bodies were "not sufficiently alert to the risk from fraud".<br /><br />"Money that could have been spent on front-line activity in the health service was siphoned out of the system," it said.<br /><br />The report said it was not unreasonable to expect services to be rendered with integrity and honesty by professionals. THE JOKE OF THE CENTURY, HONEST SELF REGULATORS, IMPOSSIBLE.<br /><br />But it added: "One of the key lessons of this case is that it is not appropriate or sufficient to rely on this.<br /><br />"It is management's responsibility to exercise proper care and attention in the area of legal and litigation services by ensuring adequate controls are in place and that they are complied with."<br /><br />Patricia McKeown of health union Unison said she hoped measures would be put into place to prevent such fraud ever happening again.<br /><br />"I want to see this whole process of how the government spends its money on buying in goods and services open and transparent. I think the public needs to know and be confident that it's all being protected from here on in."<br /><br />The Law Society said it "expects professional standards of its members at all times, LIKE DOUGLAS MILL, PHILLIP YELLAND, AND THE REST including that they act with integrity and honesty". GRANNY KNOWS YOU ARE A BAD BOY DOUGLAS.<br /><br />It added: "The society has also made recommendations for improvement of public sector litigation management which we note the Audit Office has accepted."<br /><br />HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE SAYING "TRUST ME I AM A LAWYER?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-77698660719038048222009-07-03T21:24:17.659+01:002009-07-03T21:24:17.659+01:00The SLCC was set up to protect lawyers clients. Cl...The SLCC was set up to protect lawyers clients. Clearly it has been demonstrated that this is a front for the cover up culture that protects crooked lawyers. The Law Society with it's rotten anti client attitudes, has spread through the lawyer appointees.<br /><br />Independent complaints systems can only work when they are free from those the complaints are made against. This is not the case with the SLCC, so the public should not be surprised at what is happening. <br /><br />They are throwing public money at a quango that CANNOT PROTECT THE PUBLIC, because lawyers are involved. <br /><br />On the subject of lay member recruitment, I am sure Mr MacAskill would fill the SLCC to the brim with lawyers if he could. That's how much he stands for justice. From experience I know lawyers are compulsive liars, who hate the thought of clients getting rights against them. These people believe self regulation is sacrosanct, as if they have devine rights over clients. With attitudes such as these, it is impossible for any lawyer to look at both sides of an argument, especially one that involves self regulation. Criminals, no more, no less. Do not trust any of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-35330651105314876072009-07-03T20:56:34.296+01:002009-07-03T20:56:34.296+01:00The public should get plain white T shirts with th...The public should get plain white T shirts with the following on the back and front. <br /><br />"Justice Secretary<br />End self regulation for Politicians Accountants, Lawyers, & Doctors Now".<br /><br />The cost about £12.00 from most outlets. When you go to the supermarket, garage, anywhere you are a walking advert against injustice. That is how to get the message across at the local level. I am getting mine made this weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-51872343092847743552009-07-03T20:39:26.182+01:002009-07-03T20:39:26.182+01:00Has this lay member stood down because they cannot...Has this lay member stood down because they cannot stand the corruption in the SLCC?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-52348640547607933642009-07-03T20:15:10.062+01:002009-07-03T20:15:10.062+01:00Hi Peter
Very interesting to see Margaret 'On ...Hi Peter<br />Very interesting to see Margaret 'On the Razzle' Scanlan's headlines caught out MacAskill and the slcc on this occasion.<br />Keep up the pressure - I know for a fact you put a few noses out of joint this week with your stuff !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-4926631743610032992009-07-03T18:58:27.938+01:002009-07-03T18:58:27.938+01:00I see the usual round of dirty tricks are being di...I see the usual round of dirty tricks are being dished out against people with problem lawyers.<br /><br />Its about time we got the advantage on these crooks.Complete exposure on all their twisted schemes please !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-64650475536123468212009-07-03T17:54:38.346+01:002009-07-03T17:54:38.346+01:00Stuff a quango with lawyers and their allies and t...Stuff a quango with lawyers and their allies and this is what you get MacAskill just as you probably wantedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-75065236217044432782009-07-03T17:07:25.494+01:002009-07-03T17:07:25.494+01:00"right to a fair hearing" is not in a la..."right to a fair hearing" is not in a lawyers vocabulary unless there's a large pot of money at the end of it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com