tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post3390488570152652576..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: Justice for all ? Scotland’s Crown Office refuse to prosecute ‘crooked lawyers’ who 'wrongly' claimed £221K in Legal Aid fundsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-65341382401939872422010-07-20T21:07:33.107+01:002010-07-20T21:07:33.107+01:00Good one Peter Nice to see plenty publicity heaped...Good one Peter Nice to see plenty publicity heaped on those crooked lawyers so we can all avoid themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-77305607763524333742010-07-20T18:47:57.315+01:002010-07-20T18:47:57.315+01:00The Law Society are crooks.If not then someone pro...The Law Society are crooks.If not then someone prove me wrong !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-79554373674381629022010-07-20T18:23:05.510+01:002010-07-20T18:23:05.510+01:00Lockerbie questions 'for British government...Lockerbie questions 'for British government'<br /><br />Kenny MacAskill Kenny MacAskill said the questions to be answered were for the UK government.<br /><br />Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has said questions being asked about the Lockerbie bomber are matters for the UK government.<br /><br />Prime Minister David Cameron is to meet US senators to discuss allegations BP lobbied for his release.<br /><br />Mr MacAskill said he refused a bid to move Abelbaset Ali al-Megrahi to a Libyan jail under a prisoner transfer agreement between the UK and Libya.<br /><br />Instead he released him on health grounds due to his terminal cancer.<br /><br />NO KENNY YOU RELEASED HIM TO STOP HIS APPEAL, AND PROTECT THE RATS YOU LOVE SO MUCH. NO ONE TRUSTS YOU KENNY HERE OR IN THE UNITED STATES. YOU SHOULD GO TO CONGRESS TO EXPLAIN YOUR ACTIONS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-81491161379681314762010-07-20T18:10:08.991+01:002010-07-20T18:10:08.991+01:00Reading through your comments, I agree there is a ...Reading through your comments, I agree there is a two tier justice system in Scotland ... one law for lawyers and their professional colleagues, and another for us ...<br /><br />Yes Peter but the authorities do not even care how this looks, I mean surely in a democracy everyone must be equal before the law. Their own are not accountable for their corruption, beggars belief.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-63633676905641405752010-07-20T18:00:24.734+01:002010-07-20T18:00:24.734+01:00To the American people,
MacAskill should be calle...To the American people,<br /><br />MacAskill should be called by Congress to answer to the people on his decision to release the Lockerbie bomber. The problem is when you study the Scottish Judiciary it is little wonder the UN observer at the Lockerbie trial equated our legal system with a Banana Republic. I am Scottish and I would never trust any Scottish Lawyer, civil or criminal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-55799548924761381472010-07-20T16:22:59.090+01:002010-07-20T16:22:59.090+01:00Thanks for all your comments & emails on this ...Thanks for all your comments & emails on this article ...<br /><br />Can I just say to anyone who is paying their solicitors while also claiming legal aid, there is a sliding scale for contributions to your legal action depending on your financial state ... however, if you feel your solicitor is taking money from you which they are not entitled to, post a comment here marked "Do Not Publish" and name the solicitor & law firm, or contact lawcomplaints@gmail.com and forward the relevant information including any allegations of legal aid fraud, which will then be passed to the Scottish Legal Aid Board's Compliance Unit.<br /><br />Any information passed to me I will keep an eye on to ensure there is action taken - otherwise public scrutiny of the particular law firm or solicitor will take over, in the form of the media.<br /><br />Reading through your comments, I agree there is a two tier justice system in Scotland ... one law for lawyers and their professional colleagues, and another for us ...<br /><br />Unfortunately every time campaigners think they have succeeded with a little legislative reform here & there, the legal establishment come in and co-opt the reforms for their own ends - such as we have seen with the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission, now nothing more than a front company for the Law Society, which allows thousands of Andrew Penmans, Iain Robertsons, John O'Donnells, Catriona MacFarlanes & the likes to continue practising law, ensnaring ever more numbers of Scots into their lists of victims ...<br /><br />This situation cannot be allowed to continue ...Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-33116048687416137212010-07-20T14:49:51.060+01:002010-07-20T14:49:51.060+01:00With things as corrupt as this in Scotland its lit...With things as corrupt as this in Scotland its little wonder no one belives what happened in the Lockerbie case and Megrahi's conviction.Those senators in America should launch their own inquiry into Scottish justice if they dare and they will fin dout there is NO JUSTICE in Scotland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-68562682254395501282010-07-20T13:38:43.453+01:002010-07-20T13:38:43.453+01:00Woe to the person who trusts a lawyer. Scotland...Woe to the person who trusts a lawyer. Scotland's legal wolf pack.<br /><br />Equal treatment before the law is bullshit, the COPFS prove that. sacl/info also have an article supporting the view that the COPFS do not prosecute lawyer criminality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-84956979361341479682010-07-20T13:28:10.040+01:002010-07-20T13:28:10.040+01:0031st May 2010
Scottish solicitors have been urged...31st May 2010<br /><br />Scottish solicitors have been urged to form a united front to fight a looming threat to legal aid budgets – because any cuts will have a hugely damaging effect on access to justice.<br /><br />New Westminster Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has indicated that the legal aid budget for England and Wales is in his sights when he looks to identify cuts – although it has been frozen for the last six years and the Coalition Agreement states that a "fundamental review" of Legal Aid is planned.<br /><br />In Scotland, while the legal aid system is not subject to Westminster control, it is certain to come under massive scrutiny, according to Andrew Alexander, the Law Society of Scotland’s Legal Aid co-ordinator. <br /><br />I wonder what Mr Alexander thinks of lawyers taking legal aid illegally, what about access to justice for the taxpayer? £221K and no prosecutions. Do not talk about access to justice because this is about access by law firms to legal aid. Lawyers get paid whether the client wins or loses, and they win when they steal taxpayers money. <br /><br />Justice for lawyers, by avoiding prosecutions is what matters to the Law Society of Scotland, and their silence on this COPFS decision is palpable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-22311246545021318432010-07-20T13:19:34.305+01:002010-07-20T13:19:34.305+01:00So if I go to univerity, get a law degree and embe...So if I go to univerity, get a law degree and embezzle taxpayers money I will not be prosecuted. <br /><br />Hmmm, how can this be about justice?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-1636487627376133112010-07-20T13:17:12.166+01:002010-07-20T13:17:12.166+01:00I wonder what citizens of other countries reading ...I wonder what citizens of other countries reading this think or our Legal Establishment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-17890164096414567152010-07-20T13:14:40.278+01:002010-07-20T13:14:40.278+01:00If Joe Bloggs had done this he would now be doing ...If Joe Bloggs had done this he would now be doing time. I think the Crown Office are as crooked as these lawyers. Special treatment for lawyers by lawyers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-53322427571902678242010-07-20T12:18:52.596+01:002010-07-20T12:18:52.596+01:00He took cash payments from the woman while claimin...He took cash payments from the woman while claiming legal aid for the work. <br /><br />so as my solicitor!He's been charging me fees for my son's breach of the peace charge and he made a legal aid form and is getting legal aid for itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-72974536692690433642010-07-20T11:58:00.859+01:002010-07-20T11:58:00.859+01:00Oh well the lawyers made their own bed of treacher...Oh well the lawyers made their own bed of treachery against you so its their fault and its good to see someone helping others to speak out so keep it up! <br /><br />This person is spot on, and you are a brave man Peter and your support grows daily. I tell everyone about your new Scottish Legal Comsumer Complaints Register. You are providing a brilliant public service of paramount importance. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-49616162021784698592010-07-20T11:48:29.252+01:002010-07-20T11:48:29.252+01:00A LAWYER has escaped the dock - after handing back...A LAWYER has escaped the dock - after handing back more than £200,000 of bogus legal aid claims.<br /><br />A criminal probe into Iain Robertson has been dropped after he returned £221,847 to the Scottish Legal Aid Board. Amazingly, Robertson is even allowed to continue claiming legal aid for civil cases while waiting to discover if he will be struck off.<br /><br />The scandal centred on the 57-year-old shamed solicitor and his firm Robertson & Ross in Paisley. Another lawyer - Aberdeen-based Alastair Gibb - was also investigated.<br /><br />Scots Lib Dem justice spokesman Robert Brown demanded to know why Robertson is not being taken to court. He said: "It seems that the Crown Office have some questions to answer as to why they didn't prosecute what appears to be a straightforward fraud involving a significant amount of money." <br /><br />MR BROWN YOU ARE 100% CORRECT. DISSIDENTS ARE DESTROYING THE LEGAL PROFESSION DAILY AND THIS JUST DEMONSTRATES HOW BIASED LAWYERS ARE. WE NEED PROSECUTIONS OF THE DECISION MAKERS IN THE CROWN OFFICE BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS CRONYISM. <br /><br />THE CROWN OFFICE AND PROCURATOR FISCAL SERVICE ARE CORRUPT. <br /><br />IN POLITICAL SCIENCE MANY AREAS ARE CONTESTED, FREEDOM, SOCIAL JUSTICE, DEMOCRACY.<br /><br />IF IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO EXCUSE, HOW CAN LAWYERS DO THIS AND ESCAPE PROSECUTION. THEY ARE MAKING A MOCKERY OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. <br /><br />FOUR MP's CHARGED, THAT IS ALL. THE STATES ACTORS ARE THE MOST DIFFICULT TO PROSECUTE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-33169245815310854962010-07-20T11:26:07.433+01:002010-07-20T11:26:07.433+01:00If the Crown Office have refused to prosecute then...If the Crown Office have refused to prosecute then everything should be made public what these lawyers did and how much they ripped us off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-71144348892602096532010-07-20T10:52:14.015+01:002010-07-20T10:52:14.015+01:00is it any wonder no one trusts lawyers when they a...is it any wonder no one trusts lawyers when they are like this ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-63041721576342010172010-07-20T09:35:00.403+01:002010-07-20T09:35:00.403+01:00BBC News
Lawyers overcharged for legal aid
Three...BBC News<br /><br />Lawyers overcharged for legal aid<br /><br />Three lawyers have been barred from providing criminal legal aid services after being investigated by the Scottish Legal Aid Board over charges.<br />----------------------------------<br />No prosecutions because the Crown Office look after the corrupt in their ranks, the result, they are all corrupt. The credibility and integrity of the legal system nil. <br /><br />More evidence lawyers look after lawyers, when they steal from the taxpayer. The application of law is determined by who you are even when committing the same crime. <br /><br />The COPFS are making a mockery of justice and themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-83195109715177798532010-07-20T09:26:32.508+01:002010-07-20T09:26:32.508+01:00The title of your blog is so accurate Mr Cherbi. P...The title of your blog is so accurate Mr Cherbi. Please keep up the excellent work.<br /><br />Take a law degree and steal from the taxpayer with impunity. How can you justify this Mr MacAskill?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-13212674357898832522010-07-20T09:16:13.915+01:002010-07-20T09:16:13.915+01:00It stands to reason if a lawyer is ripping off cli...It stands to reason if a lawyer is ripping off clients they are going to rip off legal aid too surely !!!! <br /><br />Exactly and how can the prosecuters be prosecuted?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-58197340298119058502010-07-20T09:15:44.248+01:002010-07-20T09:15:44.248+01:00I can see now why you had trouble trying to prosec...I can see now why you had trouble trying to prosecute Andrew Penman because it cant be done with the authorities being as corrupt as they are or controlled by fellow lawyers.No wonder people go off the deep end when faced with scum crooked lawyers who get away with all their crimesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-17996663782697563222010-07-20T02:06:18.559+01:002010-07-20T02:06:18.559+01:00Phew what kind of a country is Scotland ?
Full of ...Phew what kind of a country is Scotland ?<br />Full of crooked lawyers by teh looks of it !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-85244391762851247482010-07-19T23:21:51.147+01:002010-07-19T23:21:51.147+01:00Interesting letter from the Crown Office on their ...Interesting letter from the Crown Office on their lack of prosecutions of lawyers.<br />As you say clearly they dont want to do it or record the cases as statistics yet if some Government politician or Police Chief asks them for backup over prosecutions of a particular group of the public they will be up there with the figures in lights.<br /><br />It is corrupt but its so bare faced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-31720596799549299022010-07-19T22:43:59.937+01:002010-07-19T22:43:59.937+01:00I was told you were outspoken but this is somethin...I was told you were outspoken but this is something else !<br /><br />Oh well the lawyers made their own bed of treachery against you so its their fault and its good to see someone helping others to speak out so keep it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-25293024548160267432010-07-19T22:01:03.868+01:002010-07-19T22:01:03.868+01:00Big surprise here that Angiolini's Crown Offic...Big surprise here that Angiolini's Crown Office doesnt want to send crooked lawyers to jail !<br />or is it party orders from MacAskill & co ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com