tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post9112070515825692234..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: R.I.P. OFF : Lack of independent regulation reveals solicitors, accountants & will writers should not be trusted on wills, final wishes & bequestsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-42699801097740049872010-08-18T09:37:33.452+01:002010-08-18T09:37:33.452+01:00I am happy to confirm all solicitors I know who st...I am happy to confirm all solicitors I know who store wills for their clients charge an annual fee.Some clients take their wills away with them after being written but the vast majority leave it with the solicitor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-52450098405131933482010-08-18T01:18:26.589+01:002010-08-18T01:18:26.589+01:00Self regulation and criminality are two sides of t...Self regulation and criminality are two sides of the same coin. Those protected by this corrupt ideology can do what they want, and they want us to believe we have a fair justice system, bullshit. Those with the right to steal and cover everything up exploit the rightless and the latter will remain rightless to protect legal thieves. You can steal and avoid prosecution if you are a member of the self regulating establishment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-52377123594830831512010-08-18T01:12:52.278+01:002010-08-18T01:12:52.278+01:00Peter you said "trust no one in a position of...Peter you said "trust no one in a position of business when it comes to handling your will .. at the end of the day they will ultimately do what is best for themselves, and despite claims to the contrary, there is little or no recourse for your loved ones or beneficiaries to recover what you have left them ... my own experience, and the experience of thousands of people over the years in the same predicament is a testimony to that".<br /><br />IGNORE THIS ADVICE AT YOUR PERIL, LEGAL THEFT IS ALIVE AND KICKING AND YOU THE VICTIM HAVE NO RIGHTS, THE RIGHTLESS THAT IS WHAT YOU ALL ARE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-16999475448072961252010-08-18T00:54:57.675+01:002010-08-18T00:54:57.675+01:00Mr Cherbi what you are reporting on is a network o...Mr Cherbi what you are reporting on is a network of criminals protected by a bent system where colleagues protect eath other. This bent system is encouraged by politicians, and journalists some of whome are gutless. Your blog is really A diary of Corruption in Scotland, no wonder the Law Society are furious but I think you are 100% correct in what you are doing, please up the pressure. <br /><br />As for the BBC, useless, do a program on ending self regulation to protect the vast majority of your licence payers, not the corrupt filth who self regulate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-86235862668422716532010-08-18T00:41:53.597+01:002010-08-18T00:41:53.597+01:00Do the Law Society and Accountants control the BBC...Do the Law Society and Accountants control the BBC? Keeping victims of these people out of court, that is what the BBC should be reporting. <br /><br />With the shit the BBC broadcasts I am getting rid of my TV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-18834755164547434072010-08-18T00:37:30.022+01:002010-08-18T00:37:30.022+01:00Power without control is dangerous. God help you p...Power without control is dangerous. God help you people with your wills because will writers, accountants, lawyers, are state protected thieves. Have you ever noticed decision makers regarding finance are all above the law. They put their colleagues in the receipt of complaints department to ensure theft is legal and the complaints system is a cover up bureaucracy, where no one is guilty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-52827599632217175712010-08-18T00:30:34.503+01:002010-08-18T00:30:34.503+01:00Will (no pun intended) we get away with it? We sel...Will (no pun intended) we get away with it? We self regulate, you bet we will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-84528540284865605522010-08-18T00:29:08.934+01:002010-08-18T00:29:08.934+01:00A system that facilitates legal theft is sick inde...A system that facilitates legal theft is sick indeed. No clients inheritance is safe because self regulation ensures lawyers are safe no matter what they do. A green light to augment law firms balance sheets. Some justice system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-58294869060032088202010-08-17T23:50:21.456+01:002010-08-17T23:50:21.456+01:00I wouldn't trust Fergus Ewing to regulate anyt...I wouldn't trust Fergus Ewing to regulate anything - he's a lawyer first and foremost !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-91210117059808642942010-08-17T22:30:29.039+01:002010-08-17T22:30:29.039+01:00Thanks for all your comments & emails on this ...Thanks for all your comments & emails on this article.<br /><br />Firstly I note the Panorama report on will writers is now viewable ... I would encourage all readers to watch it and come to their own conclusions based on the evidence I have reported, and the evidence reported by the BBC ...<br /><br />I would reinforce what I have written in terms of advice ... trust no one in a position of business when it comes to handling your will .. at the end of the day they will ultimately do what is best for themselves, and despite claims to the contrary, there is little or no recourse for your loved ones or beneficiaries to recover what you have left them ... my own experience, and the experience of thousands of people over the years in the same predicament is a testimony to that.<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 16 August 2010 22:22<br /><br />I completely agree with your comment.<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 17 August 2010 14:44<br /><br />It is not necessary to appoint a solicitor or other so-called 'professional' as an executor. Anyone can be an executor ... just make sure you can trust them ... and word their duties precisely so they must adhere to your exact wishes and timescales for winding up an estate ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 17 August 2010 17:03<br /><br />Yes .. your comment is a good summary of what is actually going on ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 17 August 2010 20:47<br /><br />The name of the law firm is a familiar one - someone has already approached me regarding their conduct in an executry estate. Please post your contact details in a comment marked "Do Not Publish" or you can contact lawcomplaints@gmail.com and send whatever material relating to your predicament you wish to be considered for an investigation.Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-73094596177719248032010-08-17T21:31:32.001+01:002010-08-17T21:31:32.001+01:00Watched the Panorama link.
It felt like an adverti...Watched the Panorama link.<br />It felt like an advertisement for the legal profession considering what I've read here in the comments and in Google this evening.<br />If people want advice on how to deal with lawyers or legal matters I would suggest they come here first !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-8403451292295260722010-08-17T20:47:42.724+01:002010-08-17T20:47:42.724+01:00Dear Mr Cherbi.
I am having a lot of trouble with...Dear Mr Cherbi.<br /><br />I am having a lot of trouble with a will being handled by <br />Campbell Cathcart solicitors,3 Lynedoch Place<br />Glasgow.<br /><br />One of the solicitors is an executor of a will which I would like you to write about.How can I contact you to send on the papers ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-52393889841619943532010-08-17T19:22:04.907+01:002010-08-17T19:22:04.907+01:00The BBC will never do a programme on crooked lawye...The BBC will never do a programme on crooked lawyers, why?<br /><br />Because the BBC has also relied on the same disgraced insurance provider as the Law Societies of Scotland AND England, namely, Marsh.<br /><br />In the BBC's case for Marsh's provision of employer liability insurance - a fact the BBC refused to reveal until instructed by the FOI Commissioner to comply with the request for this information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-69934134184868535192010-08-17T18:48:09.244+01:002010-08-17T18:48:09.244+01:00I've read your piece.If the Law Society are go...I've read your piece.If the Law Society are going to regulate everyone in the Legal Services Bill it is totally unfair arrangement.They will use their favour for their own members to find fault with anyone competing with their solicitors for business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-62481675492563654312010-08-17T17:03:17.540+01:002010-08-17T17:03:17.540+01:00You need a lawyer to sue the crooked lawyer who st...You need a lawyer to sue the crooked lawyer who steals inheritance, both are insured by Royal Sun Alliance, result bye bye inheritance, your money is gone, I have not seen the programme but Panorama will not tell the public this. <br /><br />Self regulation and a corrupt indemnity insurance provider, no clients money is safe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-32887868248316945732010-08-17T15:54:43.838+01:002010-08-17T15:54:43.838+01:00Its back online now
The solicitor mentions the co...Its back online now<br /><br />The solicitor mentions the compensation fund and his insurance then the reporter says "its only solicitors who offer this protection" yet by what happened to you and obviously what happened to Mrs Forrest in the Herald story you quoted the insurnance/compensation fund is a dead loss.<br /><br />Lazy journalism - they should do a programme about how lawyers rip off wills too but as its the BBC I'm sure they never bother correcting their inaccuracies for the sake of honesty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-28898444944373612782010-08-17T14:44:52.783+01:002010-08-17T14:44:52.783+01:00I certainly wouldnt appoint a lawyer or accountant...I certainly wouldnt appoint a lawyer or accountant as my executor after reading your own experiences but who does that leave people with being able to trust ?<br /><br />Should it be necessary at all to appoint someone like a lawyer as an executor ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-14062008196784401472010-08-17T13:27:59.174+01:002010-08-17T13:27:59.174+01:00I just watched the Panorama episode via your blog ...I just watched the Panorama episode via your blog link and it now works !<br /><br />I agree the episode is way off reality considering what you've exposed about lawyers and wills.Maybe you should do a show for them since you are the expert !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-80939112398420688522010-08-17T11:54:22.152+01:002010-08-17T11:54:22.152+01:00I emailed the Panaorama team after the programme. ...I emailed the Panaorama team after the programme. <br /><br />I informed the programme makers of the monopoly control which the disgraced insurance provider Marsh exerts over Scotland's legal profession, and the absurdity of the clear impression given by the programme that the Scottish system was worthy of imitation.<br /><br />I received an automated reply which addressed none of these facts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-7258592284068178782010-08-17T11:13:48.803+01:002010-08-17T11:13:48.803+01:00BNP on Question Time, due to Nick Griffin's ri...BNP on Question Time, due to Nick Griffin's right to be heard. Why do Panoram not do a programme of crooked will writers, especially crooked lawyers. <br /><br />How impartial is the BBC? Wake up broadcasters, lawyers are the most crooked bastards in society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-51464768660907612952010-08-17T11:10:48.587+01:002010-08-17T11:10:48.587+01:00Is the BBC too close to the Law Society for their ...Is the BBC too close to the Law Society for their viewers good?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-86794165091036407842010-08-17T10:36:02.189+01:002010-08-17T10:36:02.189+01:00I remember Fergus Ewing appearing so chuffed in Pa...I remember Fergus Ewing appearing so chuffed in Panorama last week about his idea to regulate will writers in Scotland but he forgot to tell everyone the Law Society are going to be their regulator if no one else applies to do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-71731029945455671972010-08-17T01:29:24.311+01:002010-08-17T01:29:24.311+01:00The journalist sat in front of a lawyer and gave h...The journalist sat in front of a lawyer and gave him an easy time at taxpayers expense.<br />Funny how the STEP mob issued the press release the same day.Even a child could tell that was arranged!not a coincidencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-31727845755584827622010-08-17T00:33:04.824+01:002010-08-17T00:33:04.824+01:0018:55
Anyone would have to be a complete nutter t...18:55<br /><br />Anyone would have to be a complete nutter to take consumer advice from the BBC - they are the biggest rip off going with their license fee crap!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-88749165577180878562010-08-16T22:57:43.416+01:002010-08-16T22:57:43.416+01:00I read the Panorama page and yes there are many er...I read the Panorama page and yes there are many errors in their investigations.I dont doubt for one minute will writers need to be regulated but there is an appalling bias in favour of solicitors in their coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com