tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.comments2024-02-28T11:22:45.794+00:00The Justice DiariesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32482125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-3017726941689925902024-01-12T14:06:46.762+00:002024-01-12T14:06:46.762+00:00How do you manage to ask and receive so good FOIs?...How do you manage to ask and receive so good FOIs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-50248031931585379122024-01-12T13:20:57.768+00:002024-01-12T13:20:57.768+00:00They want to force out FarreellThey want to force out FarreellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-58562153373302347842024-01-12T12:41:07.547+00:002024-01-12T12:41:07.547+00:00So if I read your incredibly detailed Freedom of I...So if I read your incredibly detailed Freedom of Information request correctly and if we are being honest all the tales in the papers and on BBC about cops doing taxi rides for the new boss are really sour grapes from those who did not get the job.<br /><br />Doubtless the English haters will also be up in arms and complaining about visits from English finance experts taking a long look at how Police Scotland spends all their money on lawyers in your finance investigation https://petercherbi.blogspot.com/2023/12/cops-cash-to-lawyers-scotlands-single.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-45919791452712165442024-01-12T10:33:36.442+00:002024-01-12T10:33:36.442+00:00Good to see the Scottish Tory choice for CC was av...Good to see the Scottish Tory choice for CC was avoidedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-9708417579136102502024-01-10T13:12:06.217+00:002024-01-10T13:12:06.217+00:00@ 12 December 2023 at 18:31
More info to come out...@ 12 December 2023 at 18:31<br /><br />More info to come out, incl. what law firms have been doing with the money and how in some cases clients have encountered interesting issues with their legal reps ...<br /><br />@ 15 December 2023 at 10:38<br /><br />Certain news editors enjoy doing favours for vested interests, one even asked for deletion of all coverage in relation to their pal, a sex offender - who appears to have been given a reference for a job by a Scots ultra=right wing politician who previously called him out ...<br /><br />@ 18 December 2023 at 11:24<br /><br />In Scotland the revolving door is much more extensive and elaborate, kept hidden mostly by the legal mcmafia and the dishonest courts system who enjoy lining their pockets with public and client cash.<br /><br />@ 18 December 2023 at 20:20<br /><br />Many it seems, and more who also benefitted from the PPE scandal and other yet to be published scandals.<br /><br />@ 20 December 2023 at 15:02<br /><br />Media is back to the bad old days of the 2000s in Scotland - where legal vested interests have stepped up lobbying against coverage of their scandals & mistreatment of clients.<br /><br />Example - An interesting set of comms leaked to a journo reveal an [unnamed for now] MSP asked for a meeting with a journo to air a legal regulator's grievance against their coverage on matters relating to the judiciary. <br /><br />The series of comms then ask the MSP to intimidate the journo and warn off depending upon their response.<br /><br />The meeting never took place because the journo was tipped off by a source on what to expect at the meeting - but the legal regulator appears to believe the MSP had themselves tipped off the journo not to attend ...<br /><br />@ 27 December 2023 at 17:26 <br /><br />Thanks, and hope you have a Happy New Year for 2024<br /><br />@ 1 January 2024 at 21:40<br /><br />Don't look for top scrutiny in Scotland, or England & Wales for that .. not while the Tories run Westminster and the Tartan Tories run Scotland. <br /><br />Not saying any other party will do much better and they will have to prove to the electorate they can - and as always it is up to the media to hold the next Governments to account. <br /><br />However the entire UK needs a change of government across the country and with a General Election for 2024 there are many who feel an effort should be made to campaign for an election in Scotland this year 2024.<br /><br />16 years of SNP power and scandal, lies and false promises in Scotland is approaching junta status - and 13 years of Tory scandals have reduced major parts of the UK and it's reputation to rubble.<br /><br />@ 2 January 2024 at 11:30<br /><br />Thanks, and Happy New Year for 20240<br /><br />@ 4 January 2024 at 22:46<br /><br />Yes, quite so ... material from FOI disclosures show exactly this and further material from whistleblowers confirms much more ... almost a civil war going on in Scots policing, courtesy of Police Scotland's rather unfortunate political and vested interest masters who are themselves trying to cling on to power at any cost.<br /><br />@ 9 January 2024 at 14:36<br /><br />MFI only do domestic kitchens & cover-ups for politicians, judges & vested interests .. so not interested.<br /><br />The remainder of your comment is quite good, incl. the pro-Scotland part.<br /><br />@ 9 January 2024 at 20:25 <br /><br />Interesting, thanks. Suppose the question may be - why hire a Chief Constable then elements from within their new force try to set them up for a fall to enable the previous leadership to retake power ... and why are some right-wing politicians mentioned in the cop-coup discussions ...Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-76826473397628719762024-01-09T20:25:52.624+00:002024-01-09T20:25:52.624+00:00Check Farrell's statement!
https://www.scotti...Check Farrell's statement!<br /><br />https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/police-scotland-exodus-third-top-31836029<br /><br />Police Scotland exodus as THIRD top cop to quit crisis-hit organisation in less than a year<br /><br />Deputy chief constable Malcolm Graham has become the third top cop after Sir Iain Livingstone and Fiona Taylor to announce their retirement amid a funding crisis in the force.<br /><br />A third top cop is set to quit Police Scotland, joining an exodus of experienced staff from the crisis-hit orgnisation. Deputy chief constable Malcolm Graham has announced his intention to retire from policing in just three months' time, after almost 30 years' service.<br /><br />He joins fellow deputy chief constable Fiona Taylor and former chief executive Sir Iain Livingstone in exiting the force in just under a year. Sir Iain retired back in August last year, while Ms Taylor will also be hanging up her uniform next month.<br /><br />The exodus of top staff comes as Police Scotland faces a funding crisis and a new leader, with Jo Farrell joining from Durham Constabulary. But her reign got off to a bumpy start when she was forced to apologise for making an on-duty cop drive her home to Northumberland from Edinburgh after trains were cancelled due to Storm Babet.<br /><br />Mr Graham was a candidate to replace Sir Iain as the country's top cop but lost out to Ms Farrell and has now decided to exit the force as well. He leads the Local Policing portfolio, and notified the Scottish Police Authority on Monday and will leave Police Scotland on April 8.<br /><br />He said: “After almost 30 years in policing, including more than 11 as a chief officer, I have decided the time is right to leave Police Scotland and take up new challenges. It has been a privilege to serve the people of Scotland as a police officer and I hope to be able to do so in some other capacity in the future. I want to thank my colleagues and friends in Police Scotland, in partner agencies, and in communities across the country, for the support they have given me throughout my career.”<br /><br />Chief Constable Jo Farrell said: “I want to thank Malcolm for his outstanding leadership throughout a distinguished career defined by integrity and commitment. Malcolm has driven high standards of compassion and professionalism in Police Scotland, establishing our Major Investigations Team and enhancing our response to Violence Against Women and Girls. He played a vital role in the policing response to the Covid pandemic and following the death of Her Majesty The Queen."<br /><br />Mr Graham announced last month that the force was looking at closing 29 police stations across the country, including two busy stations in Edinburgh and one in Glasgow city centre. A recruitment freeze was also put in place over the festive period to free up cops to help out in communities over the busy time.<br /><br />Cops are also investigating Scotland's governing party over alleged embezzlement and misuse of funds, with Operation Branchform leading to the arrest of Nicola Sturgeon, Peter Murrell and Colin Beattie. Police Scotland have been criticised for the alleged glacial pace of the operation, with no charges brought since the probe started in summer 2021.<br /><br />Mr Graham became Deputy Chief Constable in 2019 and took on the remit of Crime and Operational Support, where he was responsible for specialist policing functions including major crime investigations and major incident response. He also led the policing response to the Covid=19 pandemic and the policing operation for the funeral of Her Majesty The Queen.<br /><br />The Scottish Police Authority is currently recruiting to replace Ms Taylor, with the Authority now being forced to consider whether a separate process is necessary to fill the vacancy caused by Mr Graham's retirement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-11260853049660343122024-01-09T14:36:59.937+00:002024-01-09T14:36:59.937+00:00Happy new year to MI5's top man in Scotland wh...Happy new year to MI5's top man in Scotland who:<br />1.nailed the judiciary with one single question<br />2.nailed the nats with one single story on FM#2<br />3.engineered the exposure of nat FM#1 for the corruption we always knew was there but no other dared publish<br /><br />BUT I suspect you are pro-Scotland all along and only want to let us see the truth of Scotland is run by lawyers and as you call them unelected judges and not the pretend parliament pretend Scottish Government and pretend politicians<br /><br />Amazing guy are you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-64113860165430962372024-01-04T22:46:30.730+00:002024-01-04T22:46:30.730+00:00The leak of Chief Constable Jo Farrell's trave...The leak of Chief Constable Jo Farrell's travel itinerary is nothing to do with anti-SNP headlines.The Police car taxi leak originated from disgruntled Police Officers who were unsuccessful in attaining promotion and are now on one to topple their new English boss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-23076604737288043002024-01-02T11:30:44.329+00:002024-01-02T11:30:44.329+00:00Happy New Year Peter!!
Hope to see more of your fi...Happy New Year Peter!!<br />Hope to see more of your fine work in 2024!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-28055653337560268232024-01-01T21:40:25.151+00:002024-01-01T21:40:25.151+00:00The 'media' are as guilty as others for al...The 'media' are as guilty as others for allowing the SNP Government to fritter away billions on themselves while Scotland burns in debt.No matter what they write nothing changes.If anything the scandals grow larger and add on millions.The Ferries scandal is one example.If you look back to the run up to what happened the press were too busy giving gongs to SNP politicians and lawyers so you can easily imagine the SNP Government were fine with splashing billions on themselves with no bad press around to warn us.The same 'media' keep awarding the SNP politician of the year awards while they ruin every one of us.<br /><br />SO in Scotland buying a paper or watching television news is not worth it because we only hear of what happened five years later when everyone has forgotten about it or has their own problems to deal with and nothing happens when the news comes out.How many lawyers of the week and top lawyers and top politicians and top journalists are there in Scotland?Anyone like to do a survey on these statistics because Scotland is the worst state I have ever seen it and we have all these top lawyers top journalists top politicians and *ck all is working.<br /><br />Where is the TOP SCRUTINY?As yourselves this question everyone and think about what you are being told in the news they want you to read instead of what is really happening to you!An ordinary member of the publicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-35287872198931738362023-12-27T17:26:35.852+00:002023-12-27T17:26:35.852+00:00Brilliant to see you writing again Peter!
Seasons ...Brilliant to see you writing again Peter!<br />Seasons Greetings to you and thanks for sticking up for the wee guy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-13022971276824012262023-12-20T18:49:50.162+00:002023-12-20T18:49:50.162+00:00recent headlines on Police Scotland are down to ri...recent headlines on Police Scotland are down to rival factions leaking against the other and being egged on by politicians trying to undermine Police Scotland for anti-SNP headlines.<br />Fancy a gander at messages? read next comment and contactAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-36303340060540794252023-12-20T16:32:00.731+00:002023-12-20T16:32:00.731+00:00Digby Brown £3,542,599.74; Faculty Services Limite...Digby Brown £3,542,599.74; Faculty Services Limited £3,278,006.95; Pbw Law £3,125,900.10; R S Vaughan & Co £2,416,844.59; Levy & McRae Solicitors LLP £2,289,992.27; Ledingham Chalmers £1,921,785.46; Km Law £1,688,753.90; Clyde & Co £932,049.54; Morton Fraser Llp £788,754.02; Miller Beckett & Jackson £665,000.00; Thompsons Solicitors £460,255.00; Slater & Gordon £412,075.54; Gildeas Ltd £275,645.02; Reid Cooper Partnership £272,696.20; Bdo Llp £247,219.86; Macroberts Llp £145,329.69; Thorntons Law £111,842.70; Balfour & Manson Llp £96,791.77; BTO Solicitiors LLP £94,000.00; Jackson Boyd LLP £90,814.14<br /><br />The supposedly independent Scots media and you can read umpteen stories promoting many of the same law firms.If you make a comment in email to the newspapers and journalists they email you back with a F* off I am award winning journalist and I will send your email and home address to the lawyers I wrote about.This is why they refuse to criticise lawyers anymore in Scotland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-80842276697710222262023-12-20T15:02:27.191+00:002023-12-20T15:02:27.191+00:00The SNP are allowing these payments to go on to ke...The SNP are allowing these payments to go on to keep their greed living lawyer friends in the legal fraternity happy<br /><br />If you look at who is in the SNP half of them are lawyers same as all the other political parties either lawyers or their family in the legal industry<br /><br />Scotland is mostly bought up and bought off this is why nothing ever really happens at Holyrood other than filling their own pocketsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-44500853430687445852023-12-19T11:45:42.621+00:002023-12-19T11:45:42.621+00:00Why does this need to be in a paper?
Whenever we s...Why does this need to be in a paper?<br />Whenever we see stories on FOI they never show us the FOI and make it all party political so you never really get the truth.<br />Here on this blog and for free Peter Cherbi posts some of his work and we get to read and learn from it and decide for ourselves.<br />Much better than having to download a snooping newspaper app that spies on our bank accounts and our online shopping or anything else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-37454799721695968792023-12-18T20:20:09.750+00:002023-12-18T20:20:09.750+00:00How many Tories in Scotland met the PPE thief and ...How many Tories in Scotland met the PPE thief and supported the you know what from you know who?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-28243094166773737132023-12-18T14:38:11.166+00:002023-12-18T14:38:11.166+00:00I was thinking much the same of our "media mc...I was thinking much the same of our "media mcmafia" them being so eager to write praise of and paid-for news by the "legal mcmafia"<br /><br />Anonymous said...<br /><br /> Strange how every news outlet promoted the story on the new Chief Constable's taxi ride back to Durham and now the Police Station closures but no one dare mention the content of £24 Million going to lawyers and their brethren in your Police Scotland FOI response.<br /><br /> As a retired journalist and regular reader of your blog I have read often your use of the term legal mcmafia in Scotland.<br /><br /> Taking your two recent postings of developments in legal services complaints reform and Police cash to law firms it seems appropriate to discuss the media mcmafia whom I am sure you will agree are closely allied to and heavily influenced by the legal mcmafia.<br /><br /> Keep up the good work Peter.<br /><br /> 15 December 2023 at 10:38Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-55398049315347187182023-12-18T11:24:48.796+00:002023-12-18T11:24:48.796+00:00Ahha - so another 'revolving door' between...Ahha - so another 'revolving door' between vested interests. For another look no further that politicians and big business....remember Iain Hamilton and Harrods?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-9821891487412142572023-12-15T10:38:52.332+00:002023-12-15T10:38:52.332+00:00Strange how every news outlet promoted the story o...Strange how every news outlet promoted the story on the new Chief Constable's taxi ride back to Durham and now the Police Station closures but no one dare mention the content of £24 Million going to lawyers and their brethren in your Police Scotland FOI response.<br /><br />As a retired journalist and regular reader of your blog I have read often your use of the term legal mcmafia in Scotland.<br /><br />Taking your two recent postings of developments in legal services complaints reform and Police cash to law firms it seems appropriate to discuss the media mcmafia whom I am sure you will agree are closely allied to and heavily influenced by the legal mcmafia.<br /><br />Keep up the good work Peter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-40140499947053047132023-12-12T18:31:07.233+00:002023-12-12T18:31:07.233+00:00so under Iain Livingstone who is a member of the L...so under Iain Livingstone who is a member of the Law Society of Scotland according to his own declarations of interests<br /><br />groups of law firms lawyers and advocates take twenty four million quid in three years<br /><br />I should ask if there will be any investigation of these payments but we all know in Scotland when lawyers do anything there is never an investigation <br /><br />well done for publishing the FOI so we can all see for ourselves how lawyers are fleecing us all for their own endsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-49172381300104596222023-12-12T18:20:53.079+00:002023-12-12T18:20:53.079+00:00Wow! - clearly there is more than one 'bad app...Wow! - clearly there is more than one 'bad apple' in Police Scotland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-24405660963855515002023-11-05T20:01:02.562+00:002023-11-05T20:01:02.562+00:00Be thankful you never lowered your standards to re...Be thankful you never lowered your standards to receive an award from the missing lawyer of the £11M McLaren Fraud trialAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-81503057302390352022023-11-05T16:24:03.612+00:002023-11-05T16:24:03.612+00:00I think everyone who reads this blog should write ...I think everyone who reads this blog should write a monthly email to their MSP asking 'what the hell is going on with the Petition for a register of judicial Interests' or better yet place a letter on the internet for supporters to sign. How many years have we been waiting for it to be made law?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-84032910091167167162023-11-05T13:37:50.074+00:002023-11-05T13:37:50.074+00:00The legal year document posted in the article is w...The legal year document posted in the article is well worth a read as there is much more including slavish praising of legal colleagues and PR extreme.<br /><br />Well worth noting Scotland's top judge Lord Carloway to his gathered cheering legal feeble fans and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales chose to target one journalist's long quest to give the public a better chance when their lawyer lets them down before Carloway deigns to speak of rape victims which his own courts and colleagues in the law have consistently let down since the Victorian era.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-43896214487204807232023-11-05T12:54:57.233+00:002023-11-05T12:54:57.233+00:00The problem with most people who make contact clai...The problem with most people who make contact claiming their lawyer did them a disservice is at some stage they tend to lie, and whenever a journalist asks to see original material the wronged client begins to transfer their line of attack to the journalist insisting they cannot hand over private legal documents and their word on what happened must be taken as the truth.<br /><br />Obviously no one can write about what allegedly happens to a client of a solicitor if the original material of their complaint and evidence - not the made up version - is handed over to journalists so we have something to go on and can ask searching questions of legal regulators.<br /><br />The issue is further complicated by the regular appearance in many lawyer-bad claims of a disrespectful nut who conned his way into a BBC investigation acting out for the cameras while feigning mental health episodes to cover up his infatuation with his former lawyer.<br /><br />Giving a film crew the jitters to get what now reads as a false story across is one thing but resorting to threatening and intimidating journalists and attempts at hacking our email boxes drifts into the illegal as does attempting to plant false evidence on a lawyer forced to flee the UK because of a vengeful client who to this day uses a shield of mental problems to evade prosecution for threatening anyone who does not agree with him.<br /><br />Therefore to readers of this blog and those who berate the media for not following up on 'my lawyer ripped me off stories' I say the following<br /><br />If you take the time to contact a journalist and make legitimate claims you wish us to investigate hand over your material<br />If you lie, we know<br />If you are a conspiracy theorist or a nut we know<br />If you work with criminals we know<br />Just because you think you have a story does not mean instant publication nor does it mean the world must stop to hear what your lawyer did<br /><br />On a personal note Cherbi, Findlay and those who write about rogue lawyers all deserve recognition for these law reforms which Lord Carloway claims threatens the very heart of our democracy. How did you ever put up with it all, Peter? Here's one from me ����Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com