The Justice Diaries

Independent Law journalists report on legal news for consumers, litigants & Scotland's legal community including features on justice, access to justice, law reform, the judiciary, politics & in-depth investigations, analysis and commentaries on legal related issues.

Monday, October 26, 2015

CONFLICTING INTERESTS: Solicitors’ husbands, wives, sons, daughters, cousins, friends, & employers revealed in register of interests of ‘independent’ Scottish Legal Complaints Commission

‘Independent’ regulator of solicitors reveals vested interests. SOLICITORS , solicitors’ families, solicitors’ colleagues, solicitors’ frie...

Friday, October 16, 2015

M’LORDS, REVISITED: Why Scotland’s wealthy, secretive, powerful & interest laden judiciary require transparency, independent oversight and a register of judicial interests

Scots judiciary require modern 21st century oversight. A DEGREE in quantum mechanics is not required to understand that the secretive clos...

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

REGISTER ADVICE: Scottish Parliament asked to recall Legal Affairs Minister over refusal to reveal government's secret legal advice on register of judges’ interests

Scottish Minister refused to disclose secret legal advice on judges interests. A SCOTTISH Parliament Committee has been asked to recall Leg...

Saturday, October 10, 2015

U-TURN, M’LORD: Top judge Lord Gill to appear before Scottish Parliament to face questions on judicial transparency & calls to create a register of judges’ interests

From Qatar to Holyrood - Lord Gill to give evidence on judicial register . SCOTLAND’S former top judge who led a bitter two year fight aga...

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