tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post9136507719118764935..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: SUBBING FOR THE BENCH: Legal Affairs Minister set to appear before MSPs to answer questions on proposal to create a register of interests for Scotland’s judiciaryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-42675926683230400052014-12-04T22:10:36.746+00:002014-12-04T22:10:36.746+00:00Every other country around the World must be think...Every other country around the World must be thinking to themselves, in Scotland, the lunatics have obviously already overtaken that country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-84180191801000820032014-12-03T10:01:33.425+00:002014-12-03T10:01:33.425+00:00Wheelhouse surrounded by civil servants + lawyers ...Wheelhouse surrounded by civil servants + lawyers for the past two weeks rehearsing what not to say at the ppc I almost feel sorry for himAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-4420289930539424832014-12-03T00:18:12.511+00:002014-12-03T00:18:12.511+00:00Anonymous said...
Interesting comments about the p... Anonymous said...<br />Interesting comments about the politician and bribes from Qatar.Could this be one of the reasons Westminster recently destroyed all their expenses records..<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/11204405/MPs-to-escape-expenses-investigations-after-paperwork-destroyed-by-Parliament.html<br /><br />MPs accused of abusing the unreformed expenses system will escape official investigation after the House of Commons authorities destroyed all record of their claims, the Telegraph can reveal.<br /><br />John Bercow, the Speaker, faces accusations he has presided over a fresh cover-up of MPs' expenses after tens of thousands of pieces of paperwork relating to claims made before 2010 under the scandal-hit regime were shredded. <br /><br />A former MP jailed for false accounting after fiddling his expenses has said he is “so glad” that all records of claims have been destroyed by the House of Commons authorities.<br /><br />Denis MacShane, the disgraced former Labour minister for Europe, served six weeks of a six month sentence for expenses fraud after pleading guilty to filing bogus receipts for £13,000. <br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/labour-mps-expenses/11204741/So-glad-Denis-MacShane-crooked-ex-MP-celebrates-destruction-of-expenses-records.html<br /><br />2 December 2014 15:58<br />############################<br /><br />Isn't it bizarre that in one part of of the UK Ministers are getting jailed for pinching a few thousand Pounds through creative accounting, while in Scotland, Scottish lawyers have been defrauding the State through theft from the Scottish Legal Aid Board Fund, stuffing £50 Pound notes down their boots until they are full, then come back again and again to bathe in this never ending stream of free cash, from the Scottish Tax Payer's hard earned money?<br /><br />One group bound by the law?<br /><br />The other group totally above the law?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-15850206707714376112014-12-02T15:58:29.580+00:002014-12-02T15:58:29.580+00:00Interesting comments about the politician and brib...Interesting comments about the politician and bribes from Qatar.Could this be one of the reasons Westminster recently destroyed all their expenses records..<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/11204405/MPs-to-escape-expenses-investigations-after-paperwork-destroyed-by-Parliament.html<br /><br /> MPs accused of abusing the unreformed expenses system will escape official investigation after the House of Commons authorities destroyed all record of their claims, the Telegraph can reveal.<br /><br />John Bercow, the Speaker, faces accusations he has presided over a fresh cover-up of MPs' expenses after tens of thousands of pieces of paperwork relating to claims made before 2010 under the scandal-hit regime were shredded. <br /><br /> A former MP jailed for false accounting after fiddling his expenses has said he is “so glad” that all records of claims have been destroyed by the House of Commons authorities.<br /><br />Denis MacShane, the disgraced former Labour minister for Europe, served six weeks of a six month sentence for expenses fraud after pleading guilty to filing bogus receipts for £13,000. <br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/labour-mps-expenses/11204741/So-glad-Denis-MacShane-crooked-ex-MP-celebrates-destruction-of-expenses-records.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-67620136099028502612014-12-02T10:48:10.955+00:002014-12-02T10:48:10.955+00:00Politicians coming back from Qatar with bags of br...Politicians coming back from Qatar with bags of bribes?<br /><br />They must be very fifa about this getting out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-40125129498803752772014-12-02T10:16:28.496+00:002014-12-02T10:16:28.496+00:00 Anonymous said...
Interesting turn of events... Anonymous said...<br /><br /> Interesting turn of events - although dont think anyone will miss MacAskill especially after his last video performance on the slcc reforms.<br /><br /> 28 November 2014 11:48<br /><br />Good riddance!<br /><br />The Law Society will already have briefed the new justice minister on what he cannot do as in save the people from the money grabber lawyers and rubbish courts presided over by dictators in ermine gowns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-43814805403479185862014-12-01T19:13:58.571+00:002014-12-01T19:13:58.571+00:00If you are collecting news on Qatar try this for s...If you are collecting news on Qatar try this for size;<br /><br />Ever heard the one about the politician who came back from a conference in Qatar with a load of handouts.His advisers were in on it.Big alterations to his properties,new cars,holidays,opens up a dummy company with his wife,kids change school and then he claims for the alterations on his Westminster expenses in an attempt to make it legit.No prizes for guessing the name.The story never made it past copy after it got pulled due to legal threats.Scottish lot at the same meeting.No one comes away from Qatar empty handed.You get what I am saying right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-4708544609772435452014-12-01T15:52:12.736+00:002014-12-01T15:52:12.736+00:00Lord Gill sends on his substitute Paul Wheelhouse
...Lord Gill sends on his substitute Paul Wheelhouse<br /><br />Bit embarrassing isn't itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-76127085311991732002014-12-01T15:22:20.551+00:002014-12-01T15:22:20.551+00:00No Rules for the Law Society of Scotland
No Rules...No Rules for the Law Society of Scotland<br /><br />No Rules for the SLCC<br /><br />No Rules for the SSDT<br /><br />No Rules for Scottish Sheriffs and Judges<br /><br /><br />Instead, they have a bunch of sentences on bits of paper that is intended to dupe the Scottish Public into thinking that because these Rules are written down, that they are being complied with?<br /><br />The common denominator in all of these sham organisations is that they have Zero credibility because they have Zero Compliance of any kind whatsoever, so what do they do, they just make up their own unwritten rules as they go along?<br /><br />Why?<br /><br />Because they can?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-19885049389169515372014-12-01T15:15:33.108+00:002014-12-01T15:15:33.108+00:00What is the point of us having Mr Wheelhouse at th...What is the point of us having Mr Wheelhouse at the helm, only to find that the disgraced and discredited Law Society of Scotland have jealously taken control of the rudder?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-52219566512843036132014-12-01T14:08:23.689+00:002014-12-01T14:08:23.689+00:00@ 30 November 2014 16:22
Thanks.
@ 1 December 20...@ 30 November 2014 16:22<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />@ 1 December 2014 13:33<br /><br />There is a protocol in place where the Scottish Government can select a Cabinet Minister to go to a Scottish Parliament Committee however you are correct ... the invitation was to Mr MacAskill in his post as Justice Secretary and therefore it should be the Justice Secretary who attends the Public Petitions Committee ... otherwise there are echoes of Lord Gill and the refusals to attend.<br /><br />Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-21025048725731456212014-12-01T13:33:51.073+00:002014-12-01T13:33:51.073+00:00How can the Cabinet Secretary for Justice get away...How can the Cabinet Secretary for Justice get away with not showing up at a ScotParl committee?<br /><br />If they asked MacAskill surely Michael Matheson has to show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-76863243048155282642014-12-01T09:37:08.877+00:002014-12-01T09:37:08.877+00:00Thanks for publishing my comment.The Qataris will ...Thanks for publishing my comment.The Qataris will not be happy you looked into their affairs.They are an unpleasant bunch.Telegraph headlines of bankers to terrorists are more accurate than many wish to believe.Anyone who has worked in Qatar long enough and is in the know will confirm it.Good to see you are one of the honest journalists around.I will speak to you soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-26428087570802967132014-11-30T23:41:46.704+00:002014-11-30T23:41:46.704+00:00First time i found out judges are so secret why is...First time i found out judges are so secret why is this allowed to happen and why are the government trying to cover it upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-51188525976914536542014-11-30T16:22:37.447+00:002014-11-30T16:22:37.447+00:00The best thing about the Cherbi blog/Diary of Inju...The best thing about the Cherbi blog/Diary of Injustice?<br /><br />You scare the living daylights out of the Judicial Office because you report what others cannot or are persuaded against.<br /><br />I suppose you do know the SCS is about the worst work environment to work in Scotland.Not least because we have to deal with the victims, lord warthogs and all kinds of unpleasant individuals and time wasters who stroll through the system and think they own it.I realise you do write about my colleagues from time to time.Some well deserved posts others perhaps a bit too close to the bone but take heart you always get your facts right.Almost as if you are somehow present in our office.Uncanny.We all read your blog Peter although not during work hours because the network admins are always on the watch.Even if they do read you all the time and do not admit it.I can imagine someone reading this comment right now and trying to figure out who among us wrote it and who may have a potential grievance against one of the most powerful pensioners on earth with the best maintained set of teeth in Scotland.In spite of his copious awards and diplomatic credentials he comes a poor last to your features on the justice system.<br /><br />Suffice to say keep up your sterling work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-44213319316627778392014-11-30T15:11:15.854+00:002014-11-30T15:11:15.854+00:00I like this petition of yours a lot and the wordin...I like this petition of yours a lot and the wording for it.Should be encouraged everywhere for all judges.<br /><br />Petition PE1458 – a proposal to increase judicial transparency and submitted to the Scottish Parliament’s Public Petitions Committee in late 2012 envisages the creation of a single independently regulated register of interests containing information on judges backgrounds, their personal wealth, undeclared earnings, business & family connections inside & outside of the legal profession, offshore investments, hospitality, details on recusals and other information routinely lodged in registers of interest across all walks of public life in the UK and around the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-24513428591011190642014-11-30T14:32:35.073+00:002014-11-30T14:32:35.073+00:00I hope Nicola Sturgeon has got the confidence to s...I hope Nicola Sturgeon has got the confidence to stand up to these Scottish lawyers.<br /><br />The most reviled and corrupt organisation in the whole of the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-28180926439025690712014-11-30T10:51:19.714+00:002014-11-30T10:51:19.714+00:00Initially thought this may be a positive developme...Initially thought this may be a positive development until I read he is part of the Qatar junket political crowd so we know where this is going.. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-82428526593099139412014-11-30T03:43:19.230+00:002014-11-30T03:43:19.230+00:00This is an excellent debate you are having on judg...This is an excellent debate you are having on judges and your blog is just fantastic:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-8617695591680344512014-11-30T00:00:13.023+00:002014-11-30T00:00:13.023+00:00When will Scotland ever get out of the death-like ...When will Scotland ever get out of the death-like grip of the Law Society of Scotland, who get to make the rules up as they go along and subvert the law whenever it suits their criminal, self-serving, back-slapping, gravy-slurping interests?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-16512938997799527552014-11-29T23:15:09.483+00:002014-11-29T23:15:09.483+00:00Why are they letting the judge away with it he sho...Why are they letting the judge away with it he should be called in and made to appear just like everyone else!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-422705684479173132014-11-29T23:05:44.747+00:002014-11-29T23:05:44.747+00:00I wish someone from the police would stand up for ...I wish someone from the police would stand up for the Scottish People for once and take action against these crooks who have believed they are above the law for far too long?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-22487282600320728912014-11-29T19:27:02.064+00:002014-11-29T19:27:02.064+00:00Far too much corruption going on in the judiciary ...Far too much corruption going on in the judiciary now I read some of your other postings and also this register of the top judges showing the bribes companies.Good to get it all out in the open so everyone knows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-88615929576701110772014-11-29T18:28:07.759+00:002014-11-29T18:28:07.759+00:00Anonymous Anonymous said...
I saw a television cli...Anonymous Anonymous said...<br />I saw a television clip of Nicola Sturgeon being sworn in as the First Minister and could not help feeling that the line up of Scottish Judges glowering down at her with deep scowls on their faces was a very intimidating and was a power-play by Lord No No?<br /><br />Lord No No must be livid with Nicola for disregarding the Law Society of Scotland's selection for Justice Secretary Roseanna Cunningham and instead going for her own choice?<br /><br />This shows real leadership and is a positive sign that she will not be tied-in to partial secretive self interests and that she has the confidence to stand up to the crooks who are dragging Scotland down?<br /><br />29 November 2014 12:36<br /><br />===================================<br /><br />Sorry to disappoint you but she is a crooked evil scrawny rat bastard like the rest of them. The things she did when she was a solicitor would make your hair turn green.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-15345618564512861922014-11-29T16:19:35.297+00:002014-11-29T16:19:35.297+00:00"the torch has been passed to Mr Wheelhouse t..."the torch has been passed to Mr Wheelhouse to appear before MSPs and answer why the Scottish Government has so-far sided with secrecy and judges who are worried exposure of their mega riches and connections may damage their judicial privacy."<br /><br />Correct.<br />This is all about protecting the judiciary from exposure of their links to banks etc and money they have squirreled away.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com