tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post9055183594322445047..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: Law Society's proposals on legal services market overhaul spin wide of the mark on public interestUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-36961904017056519712008-05-19T18:33:00.000+01:002008-05-19T18:33:00.000+01:00I wouldn't believe any lawyer who swore on his gra...I wouldn't believe any lawyer who swore on his granny's grave - he has probably robbed the grave too !<BR/><BR/>keep up the good work mister!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-21171101823781636642008-05-15T21:12:00.000+01:002008-05-15T21:12:00.000+01:00Good stories from the Herald and WHAT a contrast t...Good stories from the Herald and WHAT a contrast to the Scotsman's take on the Law Society.<BR/><BR/>How about someone give the paper a wee nudge in the right direction away from the Law Society propaganda machine?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-68899531410385852562008-05-15T13:27:00.000+01:002008-05-15T13:27:00.000+01:00From the looks of it you are scaring the Law Socie...From the looks of it you are scaring the Law Society into very unsuccessful PR moves !<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work Peter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-32454940371335533632008-05-14T16:27:00.000+01:002008-05-14T16:27:00.000+01:00I like how you write Peter. Tell it as is and they...I like how you write Peter. Tell it as is and they cant argue with you.Keep it up for all our sakes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-67485089142295550842008-05-14T10:51:00.000+01:002008-05-14T10:51:00.000+01:00Roll on an end to self regulation of lawyers and a...Roll on an end to self regulation of lawyers and and end to all self regulation !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-116701637477908102008-05-14T10:23:00.000+01:002008-05-14T10:23:00.000+01:00Good reply Peter.Personally I think Mill killed th...Good reply Peter.<BR/><BR/>Personally I think Mill killed the Law Society and I don't think it can ever recover.Time to move on from it ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-30402629549181971362008-05-13T22:07:00.000+01:002008-05-13T22:07:00.000+01:00#Anonymous @ 9.45pmI agree ... its about time the ...#Anonymous @ 9.45pm<BR/><BR/>I agree ... its about time the Scotsman balanced out their law coverage with a dose of reality on the likes of the Law Society.<BR/><BR/>#Anonymous @ 10.34pm<BR/><BR/>I don't think anyone trusts lawyers to regulate lawyers ... I certainly don't after my own experience with the Law Society's practices.<BR/><BR/>#Anonymous @ 3.25am<BR/><BR/>Strong comment but I think you will find many agree with you ... although I hear the Law Society absolutely hate the idea of one member one vote ... possibly because that isn't consistent with running a dictatorship ?<BR/><BR/>#Poirot @ 8.26am<BR/><BR/>Spot on there ... its all about regulation and always will be ...<BR/><BR/>#Anonymous @ 2.56pm<BR/><BR/>I don't think I really condemned the Justice Secretary too much .. but in any case, his statement on the matter so far doesn't indicate much in the way of a policy in the public interest .. and Mr MacAskill has some rather protectionist views of the legal profession's 'monopoly of legal services'. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps Mr Swinney should have an input into the issue too as he has constituent experience of the way the Law Society restricts the public's access to justice ...<BR/><BR/>#Anonymous @ 9.41pm<BR/><BR/>Yes I agree entirely.Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-1277315368608621052008-05-13T21:41:00.000+01:002008-05-13T21:41:00.000+01:00right on the nail Peter Law Society should be chuc...right on the nail Peter <BR/>Law Society should be chucked and replaced with something completely independentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-11947994224176192262008-05-13T21:40:00.000+01:002008-05-13T21:40:00.000+01:00as the others say : dont use a scots lawyer !as the others say : dont use a scots lawyer !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-48642450081901941772008-05-13T18:36:00.000+01:002008-05-13T18:36:00.000+01:00I spent all afternoon reading your work Mr Cherbi ...I spent all afternoon reading your work Mr Cherbi and I find it absurd that no solicitor has had the courage to take this Law Society to task over their sheer mismanagement of the legal system.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you can do something to change that someday.<BR/><BR/>Good luck and keep at it.I think you have made some great steps.Its just a pity it has to come from people who get burned by lawyers rather than lawyers themselves because we aren't all such a bad bunch you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-32024924528583727892008-05-13T14:56:00.000+01:002008-05-13T14:56:00.000+01:00oh well at least you went out and got a statement ...oh well at least you went out and got a statement from MacAskill where Veitch didnt bother.Perhaps (although you were a bit quick to condemn KMaK) it didn't fit in with her view of things - a view remarkably similar to Douglas Mill.<BR/><BR/>Actually are you sure Mill didn't write the piece and Veitch fronted it ?<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work and full marks to the first poster for spotting the Scotsman's acquiescence to the Law Society!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-53651645585101552212008-05-13T08:58:00.000+01:002008-05-13T08:58:00.000+01:00first comment : thats what happens when the hootsm...first comment : thats what happens when the hootsmon lets lawyers write their own news stories !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-1499864192632692872008-05-13T08:26:00.000+01:002008-05-13T08:26:00.000+01:00The Law Society are essentially saying 'if you don...The Law Society are essentially saying 'if you don't give us regulation we wont play ball on abs' so as you point out nothing has changed - it's all about keeping regulation which most of us don't want anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-43596620353102231402008-05-13T03:25:00.000+01:002008-05-13T03:25:00.000+01:00Douglas "Hitler Mugabe" Mills should go as quietly...Douglas "Hitler Mugabe" Mills should go as quietly as possible.<BR/>I am sure every Lawyer in Scotland will appreciate the market being opened and some within the Law Society being held to account for their action or non actions in complaints against Lawyers.<BR/><BR/>Maybe now every Lawyer will get a say or at the very least a "Vote" within the Law Society when Mills leavesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-79830776706274561752008-05-12T22:34:00.000+01:002008-05-12T22:34:00.000+01:00This guy Mill is a bully and you are spot on about...This guy Mill is a bully and you are spot on about the Law Society being kept out of regulation !<BR/><BR/>Who the hell trusts lawyers to regulate lawyers ???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-56003896953865987642008-05-12T21:45:00.000+01:002008-05-12T21:45:00.000+01:00I see that the Scotsman maintains its shameful rol...I see that the Scotsman maintains its shameful role as apologist and public platform for the Law Society - whatever its policy might be. So no change there either.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com