tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post1798207524760207556..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: Law Society's ‘Killer Insurance’ in the dock as solicitor says only way ‘adversarial’ Master Policy will be revealed is if it ends up on WikileaksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-87687181293642072762012-01-12T15:32:34.772+00:002012-01-12T15:32:34.772+00:00What surprises me is that due to such unrelenting ...What surprises me is that due to such unrelenting pressures being applied to the legal profession is that there does not appear to be any body representative of ethical lawyers that subscribe to a basic statement of guiding principles.<br /><br />A local lawyer tells me that he was approached as a possible member of a LSoS sub-committee but refused to serve as basic undertakings for the committee to act ethically were refused!!<br /><br />We have a negligence claim - being handled by a LSoS panel recommended solicitor - and we have also read the report by Prof Stephens. Everything which he reports on is identical to our experience thus far. We believe that a website specific to claimants against solicitors whose insurers are acting would be a great addition to the armoury against the 'might makes right' attitude of all to do with the master policy. It would give some idea of the minimum number of claims which are being denied and would also give the insurers, usually RSA, some cause for concern.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-73812811198401409332010-12-13T21:15:17.644+00:002010-12-13T21:15:17.644+00:00In an interview with Scotland on Sunday, Jack said...In an interview with Scotland on Sunday, Jack said the roughly 1,400 practices across the country had so far fared reasonably well given the hammering taken by key client sectors such as banking, finance and property. However, even though there have been no major firm failures north of the Border so far, staying afloat has come at the price of profitability.<br /><br />What about your collective reputations Lorna, you are in charge, how are you going to restore your lawyers reputations?<br />You have more problems than the economic ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-69240183711976630782010-12-13T17:15:07.983+00:002010-12-13T17:15:07.983+00:002nd PART http://business.scotsman.com/legalissues...2nd PART http://business.scotsman.com/legalissues/Law-firms-face-reality-of.6657706.jp<br /><br />Sole practitioners and smaller firms have been hit particularly hard by the plunge in conveyancing work for residential properties, while the decline in commercial property activity has hampered the bigger operators in the Central Belt.<br /><br />Corporate practices, meanwhile, have suffered from the Scottish profession's bias towards the financial industry.<br /><br />"They weren't the only game in town, but that probably accounts for a disproportionate amount of the downturn in profitability that we have seen," Jack said.<br /><br />Dealing with the new reality of lower fees should drive innovation across the Scottish profession, which has yet to seriously take up trends seen elsewhere such as the outsourcing of lower-level work to overseas bases.<br /><br /><br />Further changes should follow next year's introduction of alternative business structures (ABS) in Scotland, which will allow legal firms to take on partners and investment from other regulated professionals such as accountants.<br /><br />The protracted debate over ABS caused deep divides among Scotland's legal firms but the models were finally given the green light earlier this year. Jack said it is unlikely that many firms will transfer to ABS in the early stages of their introduction.<br /><br />"I don't think there will be a rush through the gate as many will be cautious about how to use that in response to what is a very different market than pre-2008," she said. "But the legal services market is not going to get any less competitive. Some firms will continue to do great business structured as they are, but others will need ABS."<br /><br /><br />Further changes should follow next year's introduction of alternative business structures (ABS) in Scotland, which will allow legal firms to take on partners and investment from other regulated professionals such as accountants.<br /><br />The protracted debate over ABS caused deep divides among Scotland's legal firms but the models were finally given the green light earlier this year. Jack said it is unlikely that many firms will transfer to ABS in the early stages of their introduction.<br /><br />"I don't think there will be a rush through the gate as many will be cautious about how to use that in response to what is a very different market than pre-2008," she said. "But the legal services market is not going to get any less competitive. Some firms will continue to do great business structured as they are, but others will need ABS."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-1635754695099773632010-12-13T17:14:22.726+00:002010-12-13T17:14:22.726+00:00**STOP PRESS**
GOOD NEWS STOP LAWYERS ARE LOSING ...**STOP PRESS** <br />GOOD NEWS STOP LAWYERS ARE LOSING INCOME STOP<br /><br />http://business.scotsman.com/legalissues/Law-firms-face-reality-of.6657706.jp<br /><br />Law firms face reality of lower incomes and focus on cost cuts<br /><br />Published Date: 12 December 2010<br />By Kristy Dorsey<br /><br />SCOTLAND'S law firms are facing a new era of lower income as the "gruelling pressure" to reduce fees looks set to continue well beyond the economic downturn, the Law Society of Scotland has admitted.<br /><br />Lorna Jack, chief executive of the society, said firms will be forced to innovate over the next few years as they face a continued squeeze on price.<br /><br />In an interview with Scotland on Sunday, Jack said the roughly 1,400 practices across the country had so far fared reasonably well given the hammering taken by key client sectors such as banking, finance and property. However, even though there have been no major firm failures north of the Border so far, staying afloat has come at the price of profitability.<br /><br />"What I hear is that corporate clients across the board are looking for more for less," Jack said. "That is a constant theme."<br /><br />The society's annual Cost of Time survey, to be published next month, will show that the average profitability per partner (PEP) in Scotland fell to £67,150 last year, a decline of about 7 per cent. That came on top of the previous year's 31 per cent plunge in PEP.<br /><br />The Law Society survey, which samples firms of all sizes, follows similarly grim findings last week from another annual study produced by PricewaterhouseCoopers.<br /><br />It found that PEP across Scotland's biggest legal firms fell 18 per cent to £239,000, even though most had frozen or reduced partner numbers.<br /><br />Jack said the surveys were based on figures covering the worst part of the downturn - participants in Cost of Time, for example, had on average a financial year ending in December 2009.<br /><br />"But the picture of more for less continues," she said. "Though there is work around, the price you can charge for that work is still coming under pressure."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-17051546108312792612010-12-13T17:11:48.941+00:002010-12-13T17:11:48.941+00:00How to Complain
What you need to know
You must fi...How to Complain<br />What you need to know<br /><br />You must first of all give your legal practitioner the chance to resolve your complaint. If you have not done so, we will ask you to make the complaint to them and it will be recorded by us as premature. We will also write to the practitioner to tell them we have done this. A practitioner is someone who is a solicitor, advocate, commercial attorney, conveyancing or executry practitioner. B******T ALL PRACTITIONERS ARE ABOVE THE LAW, A WASTE OF TIME COMPLAINING ABOUT THESE PEOPLE, AVOID LAWYERS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, MUCH BETTER THAN HAVING TO COMPLAIN TO PEOPLE HELL BENT ON PROTECTING LAWYERS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-57767949780318487912010-12-13T17:08:07.547+00:002010-12-13T17:08:07.547+00:00Jobs at SLCC
We pride ourselves on the profession...Jobs at SLCC<br /><br />We pride ourselves on the professionalism and expertise of our people, who ensure that every complaint is given the most appropriate attention. BURY IT. <br /><br />With clear personal and organisational goals, competitive terms and conditions and regular feedback from our staff, we recruit and retain excellent people who handle complaints fairly, quickly and amicably. THIS MEANS A LAWYER IS CLEARED. HOW MANY HAVE YOU PROSECUTED SINCE YOUR INCEPTION IN 2008. LORNA JACK CONTROLLS THE SLCC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-4529758213598266832010-12-13T16:44:38.099+00:002010-12-13T16:44:38.099+00:00I wonder how much cash lawyers have lost and how m...I wonder how much cash lawyers have lost and how many clients have been warned by your work Peter. Evidence of how corrupt the Scottish legal establishment are undermines the public trust in lawyers, simply because of those you accuse, none try to refute the evidence against them. In my view they are all bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-44536068896244540592010-12-13T15:29:07.371+00:002010-12-13T15:29:07.371+00:00Suicides, illness, family breakdown, loss of homes...Suicides, illness, family breakdown, loss of homes, loss of livelihood were all identified by interviewees as being directly associated with members of the public’s dealings with the Law Society & Master Policy. <br />----------------------------------<br />Only evil people would remain silent on this corrupt bullet proof indemnity insurance. What would you lawyers do to clients if the torture victims were members of your families? <br /><br />Self regulation is the protection of criminals and murderers for money. Hang your heads in shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-82837341913142545482010-12-13T14:39:36.871+00:002010-12-13T14:39:36.871+00:00The letter alone from Marsh is reason enough for i...The letter alone from Marsh is reason enough for it to end up on Wikileaks.<br /><br />"“While I make no excuses for colleagues who provide clients with shoddy legal services, I would like members of the public to understand we are currently operating under a regime where as soon as a client raises issues with our work which may potentially lead to a complaint, the Law Society require us to inform them of what is going on. The solicitor client relationship possibly built up over a number of years then turns into an adversarial exercise of effectively closing down our end in representing a client’s best interests while the Law Society and Marsh work out the impact of a complaint or a potential claim against the Master Policy. Ultimately the solicitor & client part company and the client then experiences significant problems in obtaining any further legal representation.”<br /><br />Straight from the horses mouth although many of us have already guessed this much.<br /><br />Justice in Scotland clearly does not exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-2488577155412357732010-12-13T11:51:39.390+00:002010-12-13T11:51:39.390+00:00“The Law Society of Scotland acted to protect the ...“The Law Society of Scotland acted to protect the firm’s clients and Ms Macadam has not been able to practise as a solicitor in Scotland since 2004. Solicitors are trusted to handle millions of pounds of client funds each year. Honesty and integrity are absolutely paramount within the solicitors' profession. Those who are suspected of stealing from clients will be investigated and, if they are found to be acting dishonestly or fraudulently, strong action will be taken against them, both by the Society and the courts.” I HAVE NO DOUBT MR YELLAND BELIEVES HIS OWN SPIN, TRUST NO LAWYER. LOOK AT THE INSURANCE ARRANGEMENTS, ANTI CLIENT, JUST LIKE MR YELLAND.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-33509544415614676582010-12-12T23:22:18.963+00:002010-12-12T23:22:18.963+00:00“While I make no excuses for colleagues who provid...“While I make no excuses for colleagues who provide clients with shoddy legal services, I would like members of the public to understand we are currently operating under a regime where as soon as a client raises issues with our work which may potentially lead to a complaint, the Law Society require us to inform them of what is going on. <br />===================================<br />I will tell you what is going on. The Law Society a hotbed of coverups has done more to damage all of your reputations, by protecting the Penmans. Poor legal service is a direct consequence of self regulation. Douglas Mill proved that fact with his tenacity for protecting lawyers. He is a fanatic where protecting lawyers is concerned.<br /><br />In my opinion all lawyers are dishonest. Their reciprocal bonds of loyalty and trust, ensure that clients are lawyer barred as soon as one of you does what you are best at ruining people. <br /><br />If a garage issues an MOT when a vehicle is in a poor condition ie dangerous, that garage will lose its right to test vehicles, this happened to a small garage owner when I was a kid, when the police stopped the vehicle. We need this for lawyers. Ruin a client and you never work as a lawyer again. Severe penalties that is how to clean your filthy profession up.<br /><br />TRUST NO LAWYER, THEY ARE ALL THE SAME, WAITING TO ROB CLIENTS BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE LAW SOCIETY HATE CLIENTS AND LOVE LAWYERS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-89445573701999625762010-12-12T22:49:38.920+00:002010-12-12T22:49:38.920+00:00A fool and their money are easily parted. Just lik...A fool and their money are easily parted. Just like an uneducated client, who does not realise what rats lawyers are. <br /><br />Get wise potential clients, look at the websites before you trust a Law Society rat lawyer. They are all bad people. Their silence on client suicides is evidence of that fact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-42962672947193883822010-12-12T22:37:30.942+00:002010-12-12T22:37:30.942+00:00not a bad idea to leak it although I think you mig...not a bad idea to leak it although I think you might need some help..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-8068880296487793762010-12-12T22:33:44.400+00:002010-12-12T22:33:44.400+00:00Any profession that drives clients to suicide, bew...Any profession that drives clients to suicide, beware one day you may go with the suicide victim. If it happens I will have compassion only for the client.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-57042051101797170592010-12-12T20:51:44.382+00:002010-12-12T20:51:44.382+00:00As all other dictatorships in the world have event...As all other dictatorships in the world have eventually all been smashed, the same will happen in Scotland. The pressure cooker lid will undoubtably blow off whether amicably or not, hundreds of years of statistics regarding human rights violations tells us this, even countries where people go missing eventually stand firmly against their oppressors and win.<br /><br />Shame on David Cameron because a true Prime Minister would put an immediate stop to this arrogant shower of greedy bastards, so take a moment to digest this for just a second the Prime Minister knows all about this and is doing nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-73099112811455391112010-12-12T19:14:36.455+00:002010-12-12T19:14:36.455+00:00??
http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/about/as/aud...??<br /><br /><br />http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/about/as/audits.php<br /><br /># Scottish Legal Complaints Commission - Grant Thornton UK LLP<br /><br />Audit appointments for 2009/10<br /><br />Audits are undertaken by Audit Scotland's Audit Services Group or private firms. The audits in each sector, and who carries out the audits are listed below.<br /><br />Audit appointments were made by the Accounts Commission (for local government) and the Auditor General for Scotland (for other sectors) and will extend until completion of the 2010/11 audits.<br /><br />The number of audits can change due to legislation (eg, new bodies being formed). These lists are regularly updated but may not reflect the current position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-57982192150836842642010-12-12T01:43:29.963+00:002010-12-12T01:43:29.963+00:00Suicides, illness, family breakdown, loss of homes...Suicides, illness, family breakdown, loss of homes, loss of livelihood were all identified by interviewees as being directly associated with members of the public’s dealings with the Law Society & Master Policy.<br />==================================<br />The reason for this outrage to anyone with human values is simple. Who do you turn to in this situation, a lawyer, doctor, there is nowhere to turn to because the Nazis who do this to people are omnipotent. Their power must & will be smashed. Self regulation is not about protecting the public, it is about protecting people like Philip Yelland who has no compunction for clients who kill themselves. You are an evil man Yelland. All lawyers are evil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-743924332659321232010-12-11T15:28:48.712+00:002010-12-11T15:28:48.712+00:00Any sane person would come to the conclusion that ...Any sane person would come to the conclusion that keeping an insurance policy which has been linked to deaths of members of the public is corrupt in itself.<br /><br />I suggest you keep up the pressure on this very important point although I'm sure you will do so anyway.<br /><br />Good luck Mr Cherbi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-72671234808440959532010-12-11T11:38:53.325+00:002010-12-11T11:38:53.325+00:00http://www.icas.org.uk/site/cms/contentcategoryvie...http://www.icas.org.uk/site/cms/contentcategoryview.asp?category=4305 <br /><br />"Complaints<br /><br />A primary aim of ICAS is to safeguard the reputation of the profession by maintaining public confidence in the accountancy profession. The Institute addresses this aim by setting high standards of integrity and professional competence and by ensuring, through periodic quality reviews of members’ practices, that these standards are maintained".<br /><br />Danger, Before you trust a chartered accountant with your money remember accountants self regulate. If you need a lawyer to sue an accountant are they both insured by the same company? They can destroy your inheritance and cover it all up because,<br /><br />1) They investigate the complaints from you about how their colleagues have treated you. The result, a cover up.<br /><br />2) How will you get compensation through the courts without a lawyer. Even if you represent yourself, the Sheriff or Judge will be insured by the same company as all lawyers & accountants. The system is designed to protect them, not their clients. <br /><br />I wonder if the accountants Professional Indemnity Insurance pays out £0.00 like the Law Societies Master Policy? Who is the broker? Marsh UK perhaps?<br /><br />Trust no self regulator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-17054957766289759512010-12-11T11:27:17.400+00:002010-12-11T11:27:17.400+00:00Again the insurance companies appear to be profiti...Again the insurance companies appear to be profiting from death.How about a boycott campaign against those involved in the Master Policy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-14282493241645419872010-12-10T22:05:16.181+00:002010-12-10T22:05:16.181+00:00Well Peter I have to say I disagree with putting t...Well Peter I have to say I disagree with putting this on Wikileaks although as my opinion of them is so low I doubt they would publicise it anyway - just not headline grabbing enough for them and I'm sure they may argue they depend on lawyers so much to keep them going they cant touch it.<br /><br />Getting back to the solicitor you were talking to - well he can say what he likes because as we all know these documents will never be leaked and how can they be leaked anyway because no solicitor that I know of has even seen a copy of the Master Policy.<br /><br />I think you would gain more respect if you published the documents yourself (assuming of course they ever find their way into your possession) and just keep plugging away at it because lets face it,the chicken sh*t Scottish newspapers will never be allowed to publish a word of it - no matter how many deaths the Master Policy and the Law Society have caused.<br /><br />Over & Out!Poor circulation comes to those who waithttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-11967971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-15212084869867121682010-12-10T20:24:56.289+00:002010-12-10T20:24:56.289+00:00Clearly its not just a case of Marsh and the Law S...Clearly its not just a case of Marsh and the Law Society not handing papers over since the SLCC dont appear to want to do anything about it therefore no real pressure on them to hand over the papers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-83758204204353587542010-12-10T19:31:45.865+00:002010-12-10T19:31:45.865+00:00If it does appear on Wikileaks how are we supposed...If it does appear on Wikileaks how are we supposed to know if its real or not since no one seems to have seen or gotten hold of the original yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-74129955240472252812010-12-10T18:44:02.435+00:002010-12-10T18:44:02.435+00:00"Ultimately the solicitor & client part c..."Ultimately the solicitor & client part company and the client then experiences significant problems in obtaining any further legal representation.”<br /><br />Tell us something we dont know already Mr solicitor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-65310822204276519912010-12-10T17:49:22.662+00:002010-12-10T17:49:22.662+00:00One only needs to add that or years every major po...One only needs to add that or years every major political party in Scotland has been hand in glove with the Law Society and its corrupt insurer Marsh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com