tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post1341112354452488057..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: EIGHT LETTERS, M’LORD: Top judge who branded media & public ‘aggressive’, declared judicial transparency ‘unworkable’ - will finally give evidence to Holyrood probe on judges’ interests registerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-9720618964475810272015-11-15T13:44:52.548+00:002015-11-15T13:44:52.548+00:00You and your colleagues Mr Gill are the same as yo...You and your colleagues Mr Gill are the same as your findings in your own Civil Courts Review. You Judges like the Civil Courts are failing society because the reality is you were never meant to serve other than vested interests. That is why a register horrifies you all. If the truth were out none of you would be fit to serve the people of this country. It is a scandal that you are indeed a law unto yourselves as stated by Miss Ali who had no powers against the judiciary hence her resignation. A wise course of action in my opinion. <br /><br />Finally Mr Gill the status quo and oaths you rant on about are to protect lawyers nothing else. If you really believe otherwise power has distorted your thinking as far as I am concerned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-44434521041573494762015-11-12T13:09:57.964+00:002015-11-12T13:09:57.964+00:00They Judges say, I made a promise (Oath) I am hone...They Judges say, I made a promise (Oath) I am honest but don't want public scrutiny of members of the judiciary. Business has always had judges in their back pockets. so anyone who expects us to trust Oaths is out of touch indeed. Self regulation and transparency are mutually exclusive. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-76438906300548511942015-11-12T00:07:08.612+00:002015-11-12T00:07:08.612+00:00Yes you can see there is too much to hide.I saw th...Yes you can see there is too much to hide.I saw the Petitions committee hearing yesterday online and it looks like Gill did plenty persuading to most of the willing recipients on the committee for his precious vested interests.<br />At one point I thought the Tory was going to get up and pin a VC on Gill's chest then kiss him on both cheeks with two big smackers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-85958347234325702392015-11-11T21:59:30.813+00:002015-11-11T21:59:30.813+00:00I hope the Petitions Committee do not forget the d...I hope the Petitions Committee do not forget the damning verdict on the Scottish Justice system - and all who 'serve' it - by Dr Hans Koechler, EEC Advisor on Democracy and Human Rights and UN Observer - who compared it to that of a "Banana Republic"; and in case anyone forgets, the same Judges in Scotland who sit on Criminal cases also sit and decide Civil cases. <br /><br />'Rotten to the core' is the phrase which springs to mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-31881047078784956412015-11-11T11:05:18.923+00:002015-11-11T11:05:18.923+00:00Too much power clearly affects judgement. Too much power clearly affects judgement. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-44160699687603209072015-11-10T17:54:15.688+00:002015-11-10T17:54:15.688+00:00EIGHT LETTERS, M’LORD: Top judge who branded media...EIGHT LETTERS, M’LORD: Top judge who branded media & public ‘aggressive’, declared judicial transparency ‘unworkable’ - will finally give evidence to Holyrood probe on judges’ interests register <br />======================================================================================<br />Perhaps it is the top Judge who is aggressive, this is the man who was going to reform the Civil Courts for the benefit of the public and he cannot stand any rightful looking into Judges interests by the people he claimed to help with his Civil Courts Review. Why are you afraid on the light Brian? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-41149765877437306262015-11-10T17:49:07.045+00:002015-11-10T17:49:07.045+00:00Hi Peter
I told a friend of mine a Phd student ab...Hi Peter<br /><br />I told a friend of mine a Phd student about judges being a law unto themselves and he was very interested in hearing about your blog and I told him what happened to the Cherbi estate. Shocking what these people get up to and even more shocking they seem to be above the law. Nice to see the DOI ream as hardworking as ever. keep up the good work, all the best. Transparency is not unworkable, it would implicate those who are against it and they and we know it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-25728024322861562252015-11-10T17:42:12.076+00:002015-11-10T17:42:12.076+00:00"The current safeguards in place in Scotland ..."The current safeguards in place in Scotland are established by the terms of the Judicial Oath, the Statement of Principles of Judicial Ethics for the Scottish Judiciary and the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008.”<br />-----------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Still on about Oaths, Oaths are B******t and anyone with any savvy knows Oaths are meaningless. Oh and another thing<br /><br />http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/revealed-five-lawyers-disciplined-law-6612530Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-69355876724665010552015-11-10T17:12:13.585+00:002015-11-10T17:12:13.585+00:00As I recall the GRECO report was written by Judges...As I recall the GRECO report was written by Judges (for Judges), while a more recent UN report highlights its serious concerns about Judicial corruption.<br /><br />There can be no excuse for the Scottish Parliament not to immediately legislate for a Judicial Register of interests, the Scottish Court Service has one as does the JCR and those retired Judges who take a seat in the House of Lords - all without any problem.<br /><br />This sham has gone on too long already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-35782765531969523332015-11-10T09:12:53.849+00:002015-11-10T09:12:53.849+00:00Gill's last letter says it all.80 pages of flu...Gill's last letter says it all.80 pages of fluff.No wonder he resigned in May.Three tough years as LP.<br />Resigned not retired - as you point out Lord Gill is now a member of UKSC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-35309109746464936722015-11-09T23:28:03.041+00:002015-11-09T23:28:03.041+00:00Some guy this Lord Gill who does he think he isSome guy this Lord Gill who does he think he isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-5182030789726812732015-11-09T21:51:00.930+00:002015-11-09T21:51:00.930+00:00Lord Gill claimed there was no need for transparen...Lord Gill claimed there was no need for transparency because judges are subject to oaths and rules - written, and approved by - judges.<br /><br />Lord Gill wrote: “Another reason why there is no practical need for this measure is that there are currently sufficient safeguards to ensure that judicial impartiality is maintained. The current safeguards in place in Scotland are established by the terms of the Judicial Oath, the Statement of Principles of Judicial Ethics for the Scottish Judiciary and the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008.”<br /><br />So if I stand in front of a judge accused of something and say everything is ok because I took an oath I get off?Not bloody likely.Ethics and oaths mean sod all in 2015 you just need to watch the news to know that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-4131312302519267182015-11-09T21:28:20.464+00:002015-11-09T21:28:20.464+00:00Presumably his 73'ness was so used to issuing ...Presumably his 73'ness was so used to issuing orders and talking at people (instead of talking with people) he failed to realize how bad his letters read to those of us in the real world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-26448517770408863602015-11-09T20:54:37.250+00:002015-11-09T20:54:37.250+00:00So anyone asking a judge to declare their interest...So anyone asking a judge to declare their interests is aggressive and this coming from the same judge who is happy taking £200K salary paid for by taxes of the same people he is calling aggressive<br /><br />Cannot trust anyone who goes around acting like thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-12258492001692942432015-11-09T20:10:56.364+00:002015-11-09T20:10:56.364+00:00Will FIFA and the Athletics lot be holding his han...Will FIFA and the Athletics lot be holding his hand while he is probed???No wonder sport business and everything is so rotten because the judges are at it and they all know this so everyone does as they damn well please knowing some judge will come along and rubber stamp whatever they are up to!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-69018062725112277342015-11-09T19:56:14.365+00:002015-11-09T19:56:14.365+00:00This judge has a very strange view of the world.
S...This judge has a very strange view of the world.<br />Something like everyone is wrong except him.<br />Must be a real charmer in the office!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-35512067537011721122015-11-09T18:29:14.990+00:002015-11-09T18:29:14.990+00:00Gill is the aggressor not the press just read the ...Gill is the aggressor not the press just read the letters full of aggressionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-19417981445560690112015-11-09T17:37:43.026+00:002015-11-09T17:37:43.026+00:00Well look at it this way Peter.
If your petition ...Well look at it this way Peter.<br /><br />If your petition is worth eight letters from the most senior judge in Scotland this means your register of judges interests is worth every word Gill was forced to utter in defiance.<br /><br />Good on you mate and good luck for the register.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-87655761118583869022015-11-09T16:55:49.699+00:002015-11-09T16:55:49.699+00:00Someone should have told him to stop digging after...Someone should have told him to stop digging after the first letter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com