tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post2176679362156005651..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: SCROOGE’D : Scottish Legal Complaints Commission buries ‘bad news’ annual report at Christmas, again refuses to release ‘compensation to clients’ dataUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-89200269786806115842011-12-14T17:05:30.460+00:002011-12-14T17:05:30.460+00:004. Accountability
Holders of public office are ac...4. Accountability<br /><br />Holders of public office are accountable for their decisions and actions to the public and must submit themselves to whatever scrutiny is appropriate to their office.<br /><br />5. Openness<br /><br />Holders of public office should be as open as possible about all the decisions and actions that they take. They should give reasons for their decisions and restrict information only when the wider public interest clearly demands.<br /><br />6. Honesty<br /><br />Holders of public office have a duty to declare any private interests relating to their public duties and to take steps to resolve any conflicts arising in a way that protects the public interests.<br /><br /><br />By anyone's measure the SLCC is a sham organisation and everything about it shows that it is being run by the Law Society of Scotland.<br /><br />The fact that they have made such an appauling pig's ear of disguising this fact, is proof-positive of their involvment<br /><br />Andrew GilliganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-81196079553436158212011-12-14T15:01:32.603+00:002011-12-14T15:01:32.603+00:00I think that the Citizens Advice Bereaux (CAB) is ...I think that the Citizens Advice Bereaux (CAB) is leaving itself open to being pursued by unhappy clients, who have been advised to go to the SLCC by the CAB, after becoming dissatisfied by their crooked Scottish lawyer.<br /><br />There is plently of evidence to the CAB for them to stop advising unhappy Scottish solicitor clients to go to the SLCC and to instead advise them to report their concerns to the police.<br /><br />The police being the only force with the authority to act in the public's interest in this regard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-61890465501233949232011-12-12T13:35:32.101+00:002011-12-12T13:35:32.101+00:00The SLCC should be shut down.
It has never repres...The SLCC should be shut down.<br /><br />It has never represented the rights and looked out for the interests of clients of former Scottish lawyers.<br /><br />It is run by people who are minded first to look after the interests of Scottish lawyers before the public.<br /><br />The public do not trust it.<br /><br />The SLCC was formed under the instruction of the Law Society of Scotland, in order that they could clamp-down even harder on complaints against their member Scottish lawyers.<br /><br />The SLCC is operating as a sham organisation and has received public funding under false pretences which is Fraud.<br /><br />It is being run be people with no credibility whatsoever, who are taking money knowingly under false pretences which is Fraud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-69836687914345185052011-12-12T12:43:35.199+00:002011-12-12T12:43:35.199+00:00If Rosemary Agnew tells the Information Commission...If Rosemary Agnew tells the Information Commissioner that she needs 12 weeks to collate information and then when this date passes then says she needs another couple several months to be able to provide this information.<br /><br />The Information Commissioner must think that the the Rosemary Agnew is totally and utterly incompetent or that she is being deliberately evasive.<br /><br />Which ever one it is, he should condemn her behaviour as being unbefitting of a person holding Public Office!<br /><br />A Scandal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-7297425095472732322011-12-11T15:26:19.014+00:002011-12-11T15:26:19.014+00:00What does it take before the Police to become invo...What does it take before the Police to become involved?<br /><br />I thought the Police were supposed to look after the interests of the public and protect them from criminals and from those who break the law in acting againt the public?<br /><br />These people have shown by their actions and Public Statements that they hold the Public in utter contempt but at the same time feel entirely protected by the Government, as they are allowed to continue to act against the interests of the public and in favour of Scottish lawyers.<br /><br />There is now a minority grouping of Scottish Legal Mafia Criminals, who have infiltrated, the Crown Office, the Courts and Government, so that they can continue to act above the law and protect their own narrow interests, always to the detriment of the public and always to defeat the ends of justice.<br /><br />It is about time the Police did what it says on the tin and protect the public, instead of being intimidated by the Crown Office/Government, or else Scotland will continue to slide further into the the corrupt Society we have become and there will be more examples of Parliament £Millions missing? Trams Project £Millions Missing? Edinburgh Renovations £Millions missing, not to mention Lockerbie, Megrahi, Shirlie McKie case etc...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-17376370549294866402011-12-09T14:18:32.622+00:002011-12-09T14:18:32.622+00:00The Information Commisioner, Mr Dunion must step i...The Information Commisioner, Mr Dunion must step in here and act, as the SLCC are making a mockery out of him and his Office.<br /><br />In their recent response the SLCC have patronisingly just patted the Information Commissioner on the head and completely disregarded his earlier Finding, as if to say, 'So you think you have the timerity to cross me? Well, I will show you!'<br /><br />It will be intersting to see if Mr Dunion now Directs the SLCC to produce the statistics asked for, which the SLCC originally agreed to provide, then reneged on this agreement.<br /><br />If he fails to ask for this information to be released then it may mean that political pressure has been put on him to remain silent (As McAskill, the Law Society of Scotland and the Scottish Government are under increasing pressure over this matter), which may result in his own resignation as he is an honourable man!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-52074816852204333942011-12-09T14:00:40.287+00:002011-12-09T14:00:40.287+00:00I think Mr Kenny McAskill has got some explaining ...I think Mr Kenny McAskill has got some explaining to do with regard to the SLCC board membership and constitution.<br /><br />We know that it is a junket for loyal servants from ex-judges, ex Law Society of Scotland memners, ex policemen and others.<br /><br />But we also now learn that the legal bill for running the SLCC for the very few cases which reach it (due to lack of trust and disillusionment of client victims) is many hundreds of thousands of pounds if not over a £Million.<br /><br />Where is the justification for having high-salaried big-hitters on the Board of Directors of the SLCC, if they add nothing of value to the organisation other than to hold out their hand?<br /><br />Surely it would be better to replace the SLCC (when it fails - within the next few weeks) with a body that Society has trust in like Which?.<br /><br />Then you would have x100 more cases being referred and you would have HUNDREDS and into the THOUSANDS of SUCCESSFUL cases brought against Scottish lawyers and then finally this industry will undergo a modernisation where it will no longer be acceptable for peoples lives to be ruined in the pursuit of cash for a Scottish lawyer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-42755992903151096862011-12-09T13:45:41.345+00:002011-12-09T13:45:41.345+00:00Jane Irvine and Rosemary Agnew are under suspicion...Jane Irvine and Rosemary Agnew are under suspicion of wrongly using the FOI Act to prevent the release of data, which could show that they are not upholding the law peruant to the relavent legislation bringing the SLCC into effect and also their common law duty of care as well as their conduct as public officials.<br /><br />Kenny McAskill must order an enquiry into this with immediate effect, as if proven, this could lead to criminal charges being brought, notwithstanding they people concerned should be sacked for willful misconduct in public officeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-89406027385433442812011-12-09T01:17:57.141+00:002011-12-09T01:17:57.141+00:00The lesson here is foi can and is being twisted fo...The lesson here is foi can and is being twisted for the benefit of crooked lawyers and nothing much seems to be done about it<br /><br />Just why should the slcc be allowed to claim they are releasing info in 12 weeks then after 6 months make the same claim and get away with it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-34678873445773089462011-12-09T00:00:17.346+00:002011-12-09T00:00:17.346+00:00# Anonymous @ 7 December 2011 23:50
I have since ...# Anonymous @ 7 December 2011 23:50<br /><br />I have since been told who wrote it ... and one should remember the Scotsman is a very different paper today than it was say ten or fifteen years ago ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 8 December 2011 10:50<br /><br />Good points ... I doubt whatever the information which the SLCC claim is to be included in their annual report will be sufficiently accurate or believable without at least some of the information from that report for February 2012 they are now talking about ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 8 December 2011 16:26<br /><br />Thanks ... <br /><br /># Anonymous @ 8 December 2011 17:31<br /><br />Thanks, Christmas greetings to you too !<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 8 December 2011 21:24<br /><br />Yes it is true. However the 'damaging story' is not what eventually forced Douglas Mill to resign, it was the video clip of the Justice 2 Committee session debate in which Mill swore on his Granny's Grave, according to one of the people at that meeting who is now in a very senior position ... <br /><br />I am also aware another journalist left the Herald to work for the Faculty of Advocates ... <br /><br /># Anonymous @ 8 December 2011 22:02<br /><br />Not really.<br /><br />I realised just after the Scottish Government started recruiting for the SLCC it was going to be a useless organisation from the start.<br /><br />Lets just say a senior Government insider warned me how it was going to turn out, hinted there would be many scandals worth exposing and he has been proved correct on everything he said ...<br /><br />Some comments have not been published on this article as they contain details which are better suited to a full article and coverage in the wider media.<br /><br />I would remind readers if any of you have problems with your solicitors or feel you are being involved in a legal aid fraud, please contact me via scottishlawreporters@gmail.com with full details of your case and we can take matters forward from there.Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-39097401636314475362011-12-08T23:13:23.129+00:002011-12-08T23:13:23.129+00:00SLCC MacAskill's criminal quango.SLCC MacAskill's criminal quango.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-79217899076059213082011-12-08T23:01:49.919+00:002011-12-08T23:01:49.919+00:00Anonymous said...
Half a million in expenses for d...Anonymous said...<br />Half a million in expenses for doing bugger except covering up for crooked lawyers all should be a criminal offence.<br />==================================<br />Yes criminal offence I agree, but who polices establishment crooks, they do. <br /><br />These people are criminals who are accountable to their own, they live outside justice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-62387125274869018252011-12-08T22:44:07.906+00:002011-12-08T22:44:07.906+00:00“To put it bluntly, the SLCC abused Freedom of Inf...“To put it bluntly, the SLCC abused Freedom of Information legislation to cover up the compensation figures it will find embarrassing given the amount of money spent on the SLCC and public expectations of a better complaints service than was provided by the Law Society of Scotland.” <br />================================<br />If employees of a local council report an innocent resident of a local council corrupt housing officers hide the employees lies behind the FOI Act. It has happened and will be exposed. FOI request to find out who lied, refused. <br /><br />Remember what Hannah Arendt wrote about bureucracy, a system where colleagues make sure no one is guilty which is the current reason for widespread resentment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-71009485573745585642011-12-08T22:19:41.759+00:002011-12-08T22:19:41.759+00:00Hmm
Apart from you who is or is there any advocat...Hmm<br /><br />Apart from you who is or is there any advocate for clients with problems with their lawyers in Scotland?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-75413287689928688952011-12-08T22:02:38.489+00:002011-12-08T22:02:38.489+00:00Pity.If you had been on it I'm sure we would h...Pity.If you had been on it I'm sure we would have seen a very different SLCC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-54454502336721299892011-12-08T21:40:11.367+00:002011-12-08T21:40:11.367+00:00Even the Lord President thinks the SLCC is a waste...Even the Lord President thinks the SLCC is a waste of time - just look what Hamilton said in the decision Semple v Scottish Legal Complaints Commission http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/opinions/2011CSIH74.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-9558974674240277632011-12-08T21:24:27.893+00:002011-12-08T21:24:27.893+00:00Peter I spoke to someone at the Herald today who s...Peter I spoke to someone at the Herald today who said one of their journalists who wrote a damaging story about Douglas Mill went off to write for the Law Society of England's equivalent of the JournalOnline.Is this true?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-67849407631434192852011-12-08T20:49:33.908+00:002011-12-08T20:49:33.908+00:00Intriguing.
Obviously the slcc have made little in...Intriguing.<br />Obviously the slcc have made little in the way of compensation orders or there is something worth hiding among the information.<br /><br />Whatever the case we deserve to know and to know why they have went to all this trouble to hide it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-44456707043633312502011-12-08T19:53:50.668+00:002011-12-08T19:53:50.668+00:00I was told by one of the Legal Ombudsman's sta...I was told by one of the Legal Ombudsman's staff they regularly read your blog to find out just how big a mess the situation is in Scotland!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-56790904999893387272011-12-08T18:52:59.602+00:002011-12-08T18:52:59.602+00:00Something to hide,Jane?
I told you treating Peter ...Something to hide,Jane?<br />I told you treating Peter like you have would bring the SLCC a lot of trouble :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-36269868568429373752011-12-08T18:38:47.326+00:002011-12-08T18:38:47.326+00:00Peter,
It is quite clear from the SLCC's lett...Peter,<br /><br />It is quite clear from the SLCC's letter, refusing to release the information you requested to gather the following:<br /><br />1) That you have caught the SLCC out deceiving the Scottish Public<br /><br />2) The SLCC had no intention of releasing this information to you in July. That is why they sought 12 weeks thinking time<br /><br />3) After 12 weeks of thinking, their only plan was to hope you would forget and go away!<br /><br />4) The figures you seek will never appear in any Report, meaning that the SLCC are the only Public body ever in the world to be totally unaccountable to the public<br /><br />5) By Answer No. 2 in their letter, they reveal that their funtion is to act as a propaganda tool for Scottish lawyers!<br /><br />6) By anyones measure - Rosemary Agnew, Jane Irvine and by implication the eerily silent Kenny McAskill are all shown up to be the crooked mouth pieces and apologists for the Law Society of Scotland that they are and if they do not resign within the next few day's then I imagine that they will be risking arrest by the Police.<br /><br />(It is such an obvious scam)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-22931814443075809782011-12-08T18:22:34.263+00:002011-12-08T18:22:34.263+00:001st comment
Yes it does stink! and its full of co...1st comment<br /><br />Yes it does stink! and its full of corruption too but it seems to have the backing of Kenny MacAskill and the Scottish Government so there's no chance of doing anything about it unless people decide TO FIND OTHER WAYS OF DOING SOMETHING ABOUT BEING RIPPED OFF BY THEIR LAWYERS INSTEAD OF LETTER WRITING TO THE LAW SOCIETY OR THE SLCC WHICH GETS YOU NOWHERE<br /><br />AVOID USING A LAWYER AVOID BEING RIPPED OFFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-50399738310917830952011-12-08T18:09:42.993+00:002011-12-08T18:09:42.993+00:00The SLCC must be one of the most openly subversive...The SLCC must be one of the most openly subversive public body's in existence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-12508238030808268612011-12-08T18:08:06.699+00:002011-12-08T18:08:06.699+00:00What happened to all of the consumer organisations...What happened to all of the consumer organisations?<br /><br />Why aren't they being more vocal about this blatent corruption?<br /><br />This situation is becoming more and more like the Mafia every day.<br /><br />E-v-e-r-e-y-b-o-d-y knows they are corrupt but nothing seems to get done about it.<br /><br />Things are just allowed to drift along as if nobody can see that they are sucking the life out of society....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-71791733158704208622011-12-08T18:03:26.262+00:002011-12-08T18:03:26.262+00:00The problem seems to lie with the people at the sl...The problem seems to lie with the people at the slcc.We all know what a big mistake it was to stuff a lawyers regulator with lawyers ex-lawyers ex-Law Society staff ex-cops ex-useless ombudsmen and political stooges each with 10 other jobs mostly paid for by taxpayers.<br /><br />The result of the stuffing is the SLCC.A recipe for disaster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com