tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post1401081493038149826..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: Conviction of ‘Paid Hitman’ over Leslie Cumming ‘murder bid’ leaves more questions than answers in Law Society’s organised fit-up of critics scandalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-28171949874980688782013-09-30T19:44:31.647+01:002013-09-30T19:44:31.647+01:00judiciary,police Scotland all crooked BUT only whe...judiciary,police Scotland all crooked BUT only when they need to.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-37888648292092576072011-11-21T01:20:04.917+00:002011-11-21T01:20:04.917+00:00Anonymous said...
The witness for the prosecution...Anonymous said... <br />The witness for the prosecution is by his own admission a less than reliable source of information - but enough apparently in this particular instance to prosecute.<br /><br />Very odd.<br /> <br />20 November 2011 08:48<br />-----------------------------------<br /><br />Yeah! Since when did a self proclaimed junkie become a sataisfactory corroboratory witness?<br /><br />In a 'normal' case, would the sheriff not draw this anomaly to the attention of the jury when asking them to make their final decision.<br /><br />Who was the defendant's lawyer? <br /><br />Jimmy McStiff from the morgue?<br /><br />The Sheriff, 'I take it by your silence Counsel, you do not wish to cross-examine the crown's cruicial corroboratory witness'? lol<br /><br />Then again, given the way the Law Society of Scotland operate, maybe they parachuted half-a-dozen Scottish lawyers onto the jury? - to ensure the 'right' resultAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-14341821959423856582011-11-21T01:09:34.203+00:002011-11-21T01:09:34.203+00:00Anonymous said...
Well all this should make your ...Anonymous said... <br />Well all this should make your job of persuading firms not to litigate in Scotland much easier!I mean who is going to want to come here to do legal business when the criminals get away with chopping up their own regulators?!<br /> <br />20 November 2011 19:41<br />-----------------------------------<br /><br />That is exactly the point....<br /><br />What business would be attracted to a country who's legal regulators are corrupt and who's legal system is morally bereft and corrupt.<br /><br />Answer: Only crooks<br /><br />Straight back atya with a cherry on top!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-25241303532031324272011-11-20T22:59:23.261+00:002011-11-20T22:59:23.261+00:00Well whoever did it there is one thing for sure - ...Well whoever did it there is one thing for sure - no one believes the story the Law Society/cops have put out so far!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-64257777975917622732011-11-20T19:41:14.104+00:002011-11-20T19:41:14.104+00:00Well all this should make your job of persuading f...Well all this should make your job of persuading firms not to litigate in Scotland much easier!I mean who is going to want to come here to do legal business when the criminals get away with chopping up their own regulators?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-48707521653731771202011-11-20T08:48:07.607+00:002011-11-20T08:48:07.607+00:00The witness for the prosecution is by his own admi...The witness for the prosecution is by his own admission a less than reliable source of information - but enough apparently in this particular instance to prosecute.<br /><br />Very odd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-86277129487427299412011-11-19T22:13:04.260+00:002011-11-19T22:13:04.260+00:00Scarey thought : Has anyone considered the possibi...Scarey thought : Has anyone considered the possibility the man with the bmw and the money has been reading all this news?<br />Surely he must be feeling a little insecure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-48944121245170731542011-11-19T14:08:02.713+00:002011-11-19T14:08:02.713+00:00Ring any bells?
http://www.heraldscotland.com/clai...Ring any bells?<br />http://www.heraldscotland.com/claims-shot-nairn-banker-owed-gangsters-pound-50-000-1.862637<br /><br />Claims shot Nairn banker owed gangsters £50,000<br /><br />JAMES MORGAN reporter<br /><br />6 Aug 2007<br /><br />Police hunting the killer of Alistair Wilson, the Nairn banker shot on his doorstep three years ago, yesterday said they could not comment on reports that he owed gangsters £50,000.<br /><br />Police hunting the killer of Alistair Wilson, the Nairn banker shot on his doorstep three years ago, yesterday said they could not comment on reports that he owed gangsters £50,000.<br /><br />It was claimed yesterday that Mr Wilson had borrowed the money from loan-sharks linked to the Glasgow underworld to finance a business venture.<br /><br />When he was unable to repay it, the 30-year-old father of two was shot dead, according to a Sunday newspaper.<br /><br />Nearly three years after the murder, which took place on November 28, 2004, detectives have still to establish a motive or a suspect for the crime.<br /><br />No trace has been found of the money Mr Wilson is said to have borrowed.<br /><br />Another theory is that he was killed for refusing to launder money through his bank, the Bank of Scotland in Inverness.<br /><br />Mr Wilson was shot two weeks before he was due to leave the bank to go into business on his own.<br /><br />Mr Wilson was putting his children to bed at the family home in Crescent Road when a man described as 5ft 4in to 5ft 8in tall, of stocky build and wearing a baseball cap and dark blouson jacket, arrived at the door.<br /><br />He asked for Alistair Wilson by name when his wife, Veronica, opened the door to him early on the Sunday evening.<br /><br />Mr Wilson came to the door, and spoke to the man and at one point went back into the house with a blue or green A4 envelope. When he returned, he was shot point blank. Police have not disclosed the the contents of the envelope.<br /><br />At the height of the inquiry, 60 officers were involved. It has cost more than £2m, although earlier this year it was revealed the team had been scaled down to a handful of officers.<br /><br />Police went as far as to collect DNA samples from 1000 locals, to compare with saliva from a cigarette butt found close to the murder scene.<br /><br />At the time, officers said 19 DNA profiles had been isolated on the doorstep and just inside the vestibule of the house where Mr Wilson was shot, but only 18 have been identified.<br /><br />Two reviews by detectives from Grampian Police of evidence and information gathered by Northern Constabulary failed to identify any possible leads.<br /><br />A £10,000 Crimestoppers reward for information was withdrawn last December after no informants came forward.<br /><br />Yesterday, a Northern Constabulary spokesman said they were unable to comment on reports of the £50,000 loan as detectives leading the case were unavailable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-55519375967529660002011-11-19T11:35:31.188+00:002011-11-19T11:35:31.188+00:00Odd that evaryone associated with this case is rel...Odd that evaryone associated with this case is relieved that it is now over. Finished.<br /><br />What about the architect of the crime?<br /><br />All they have done is caught the patsy.<br /><br />Who had the biggest motive to want to threaten (you do not attempt to kill someone by slashing them) Leslie Cumming?<br /><br />Is it really plausible that it was a Scottish Lawyer who had been disciplined or was being disciplined?<br /><br />NO CHANCE.<br /><br />The Law Society of Scotland and their Disciplinary arm the Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal is designed in such a way as to be as light touch as possible for Scottish lawyers.<br /><br />FACT.<br /><br />It is far more likely then that it was one of two options:<br /><br />(a) A Scottish lawyer who was found to be breaking the law, who was being threatened by LC whereby, he/ the Law Society of Scotland had a hold over this Scottish lawyer, and could exact 'favours' from them against the threat of disciplinary or police action/jail.<br /><br />(b) Where Leslie Cumming was taking the view that he should blow the whistle on all of the unlawful practices employed for years by Office Bearers of the Law Society, either out of conscience or with the intention of negotiating a golden handshake retirement deal. <br /><br />Given the new testimony regarding the BMW vehicle of the criminal architect, it would be interesting for LC to reflect if any of his senior colleagues drove a BMW at that time. A fact I am sure the police would be interested to explore too??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-23051636479489386932011-11-19T00:42:11.824+00:002011-11-19T00:42:11.824+00:00@21:15
Some lawyer will get him an early release ...@21:15<br /><br />Some lawyer will get him an early release after all they just cut a pedo's sentence today probably because he knows where the pervs are in the justice system<br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-15790605<br /><br />You know whats funny?Our Scottish tv stations dont report crooked lawyers all that much unless its someone having a go at them like in the Cumming case.What the f* is going on there???!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-53238908829176906492011-11-18T22:07:31.289+00:002011-11-18T22:07:31.289+00:00One of the legal aid robbers is married to a fisca...One of the legal aid robbers is married to a fiscal and the other who jumped in front of a train married to a cop and both not charged as well as the rest!<br /><br />and the Crown Office think we are going to believe they pursue everyone to the ends of the earth?Bollocks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-66711313386617178702011-11-18T21:15:21.006+00:002011-11-18T21:15:21.006+00:005-10 years anyway for attempted murder and he hasn...5-10 years anyway for attempted murder and he hasnt grassed anyone up yet possibly not likely to do so by the looks of him so that means a lot more than £10K was put into the kitty.I think the cops and the Law Society are doing a lot of lying on this story.Just why is that now?Plenty comments on here seem to think there are other lawyers involved and I agree it looks like it is down to lawyers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-74805338067662392832011-11-18T20:33:08.417+00:002011-11-18T20:33:08.417+00:0014:59
You can include at least one transvestite a...14:59<br /><br />You can include at least one transvestite and a heavily indebted gambler in that top ten list of Scottish judges.<br />Also many of those categories also apply to solicitors and the advocates where there are some real masters of the double life....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-73374855573742153442011-11-18T20:07:17.345+00:002011-11-18T20:07:17.345+00:00So with all the praise they have given Cumming I&#...So with all the praise they have given Cumming I'd like to ask how many crooked lawyers did the guy actually convict?<br /><br />Now I bet the Law Society wont want to answer THIS particular question!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-32008061079264315632011-11-18T19:53:24.365+00:002011-11-18T19:53:24.365+00:00The Law Society, a true dictatorship.The Law Society, a true dictatorship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-61265706410953621352011-11-18T19:52:15.712+00:002011-11-18T19:52:15.712+00:00Suffice to say Peter the fact the Law Society trie...Suffice to say Peter the fact the Law Society tried to implicate you in this scandal just a few days after you started your blog is enough of an act in anyone's book to show where the real guilt lies and that is squarely with the Law Society.<br />================================<br />Police collect evidence, Law society chiefs ordering attack, who decides what is admissible evidence? Crown Office, Procurator Fiscal, members of the Law Society. Jesus H Christ it stinks, if anyone believes a ReichsFuhrer at the Law Society is not involved in ordering this attack they must still believe in Santa Clause.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-25328761013298612142011-11-18T19:52:14.674+00:002011-11-18T19:52:14.674+00:00Suffice to say Peter the fact the Law Society trie...Suffice to say Peter the fact the Law Society tried to implicate you in this scandal just a few days after you started your blog is enough of an act in anyone's book to show where the real guilt lies and that is squarely with the Law Society.<br />================================<br />Police collect evidence, Law society chiefs ordering attack, who decides what is admissible evidence? Crown Office, Procurator Fiscal, members of the Law Society. Jesus H Christ it stinks, if anyone believes a ReichsFuhrer at the Law Society is not involved in ordering this attack they must still believe in Santa Clause.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-16412831960098253382011-11-18T19:47:40.769+00:002011-11-18T19:47:40.769+00:00Anonymous said...
Hmm I think you should sue ...Anonymous said...<br /><br /> Hmm I think you should sue the newspaper and the Law Society for those accusations against you although you will have to find a judge who isnt any of the following :<br /><br /> 1.A drunk<br /> 2.A crook<br /> 3.A paedophile<br /> 4.A racist sexist bigot<br /> 5.A member of a secret society<br /> 6.A tax dodger (I see you wrote about this earlier)<br /> 7.An arse kisser to the establishment<br /> 8.A wife or child beater<br /> 9.One of those who has a double life,ie married with a wife & kids while having a secret rent boy lover(s) on the side.<br /> 10.A people hater (most judges I've heard in court seem to qualify for this)<br /><br /> So if you can find a decent judge then you should sue.You might want to try the English courts too given the usual Scottish fit up applying to anyone who dares challenge the legal establishment.<br /><br /> 18 November 2011 14:59<br /><br />LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! HOW TRUE!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-2710821083795178982011-11-18T19:39:48.118+00:002011-11-18T19:39:48.118+00:00I hope that today’s successful prosecution will se...I hope that today’s successful prosecution will secure the confidence of the Scottish public that those who try to evade justice will be pursued and brought before the courts.”<br />=================================<br />We have no confidence in anything to do with the judiciary. A club of rats who act like gentlemen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-30319899729069408842011-11-18T19:20:59.555+00:002011-11-18T19:20:59.555+00:00The Society offered a £5,000 reward, matching the ...The Society offered a £5,000 reward, matching the amount offered by BBC Crimestoppers, to anyone who provided information leading to an arrest. <br /><br />A smokescreen but do they need it when those that sit on the bench have a cosy relationship with the Law Society. It is like the Nazi's offering a reward to expose the one who ordered genocide. <br /><br />Lawyers, Judges, Advocates, Sheriffs, living breathing evil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-24334275762678328612011-11-18T19:12:05.462+00:002011-11-18T19:12:05.462+00:00The papers will be happy with a headline but I don...The papers will be happy with a headline but I dont think its so clear cut,for one thing if the guy really is a hitman he must be crap because Cumming walked away from the attack and what with the Law Society wanting to pin it on their own enemies to shut everyone up well lets just say all the bs we've been treated to in court for the past nine days is exactly that.BS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-51909158450262755632011-11-18T17:44:39.664+00:002011-11-18T17:44:39.664+00:00While reading this I had to remind myself I was re...While reading this I had to remind myself I was reading a blog and not watching a movie!<br />Suffice to say Peter the fact the Law Society tried to implicate you in this scandal just a few days after you started your blog is enough of an act in anyone's book to show where the real guilt lies and that is squarely with the Law Society.<br /><br />For the record I dont think anyone else will be caught for what happened to poor Mr Cumming because whoever it is who was behind Graham is probably too close to the Law Society itself.Anyone with even half a brain will probably share this view.<br /><br />Keep up the good work Peter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-52094137218679086032011-11-18T17:04:07.653+00:002011-11-18T17:04:07.653+00:00Err, do these DNA specialists come from the same d...Err, do these DNA specialists come from the same department as the finger print 'experts'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-60031082247156644352011-11-18T17:03:26.015+00:002011-11-18T17:03:26.015+00:00Well he is Irish, so that immediately puts him in ...Well he is Irish, so that immediately puts him in the frame.<br /><br />Anyone remember the case of the two Irish brothers, builders by trade, who were accused in Court of violently assaulting several police officers - until they produced their own on site CCTV video of the 'incident' which confirmed that the boot had been on the other foot.<br /><br />There has been a deafening silence re any progress in the prosecution for about 15 months now - I wonder why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-8655865663246089192011-11-18T15:56:19.242+00:002011-11-18T15:56:19.242+00:00so catching a hired hitter is easier than catching...so catching a hired hitter is easier than catching a hospital for irradiating a patient<br /><br />Scotland is some country!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com