tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post4530598027594945272..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: M’LORDS, REVISITED: Why Scotland’s wealthy, secretive, powerful & interest laden judiciary require transparency, independent oversight and a register of judicial interestsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-68141686496603489312015-10-24T14:47:03.172+01:002015-10-24T14:47:03.172+01:00Is it any surprise the Scottish government are not...Is it any surprise the Scottish government are not doing anything about the judges both are as dishonest as each other.<br /><br />If it were not the case the register and powers for judicial complaints would have been in place long ago.<br /><br />The mafia never cleans up the mafia does it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-12193063903108842762015-10-22T11:11:10.913+01:002015-10-22T11:11:10.913+01:00They look and sound a right bunch running the coun...They look and sound a right bunch running the country as they doAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-73412394982426365102015-10-21T19:39:10.803+01:002015-10-21T19:39:10.803+01:00Just not yourself then.Clever guy not to get invol...Just not yourself then.Clever guy not to get involved in the politics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-22104298347235878542015-10-21T10:28:19.330+01:002015-10-21T10:28:19.330+01:00The outstanding candidate for the post of Regulato...The outstanding candidate for the post of Regulator of Judicial Interests must be............MOI ALI! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-64155027643871300612015-10-20T22:40:23.914+01:002015-10-20T22:40:23.914+01:00If and when the petition is passed into law - LONG...If and when the petition is passed into law - LONG OVERDUE in my opinion - the next hurdle will be to ensure that it is overseen by a truly independent regulator with sufficient powers to do the job effectively and transparently (i.e. on the Public record).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-18601070006826930072015-10-20T11:07:17.840+01:002015-10-20T11:07:17.840+01:00Yes.The judiciary have far too much power about ti...Yes.The judiciary have far too much power about time they are brought into line with the rest of the world they clearly despiseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-84664809092025963292015-10-19T23:49:28.683+01:002015-10-19T23:49:28.683+01:00The problem is the judges have got away with it fo...The problem is the judges have got away with it for so long there is hardly anyone around willing or able to challenge their power.<br /><br />However with people like Moi Ali around and decent newspapers and blogs! we are getting to the truth of it all.<br /><br />btw I wonder how Lord Gill feels about your write up of his letters.You are bang on about what he said.He was and is totally out of order calling everyone "aggressive" just over a register.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-35459923631422382042015-10-19T14:21:43.455+01:002015-10-19T14:21:43.455+01:00As you say there is no excuse for a powerless judi...As you say there is no excuse for a powerless judicial ombudsman nor any excuse for a lack of a register of interests.<br /><br />I look forward to the next installment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-8328407820404748482015-10-18T22:57:59.854+01:002015-10-18T22:57:59.854+01:00I dont understand how the scottish parliament can ...I dont understand how the scottish parliament can hear all that and still do nothing about it surely they can decide to investigate the role of judicial complaints and haul in the judges and also publish their register of interests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-76206062498536767182015-10-18T14:39:25.776+01:002015-10-18T14:39:25.776+01:00Hope Gill is asked about all this when he shows up...Hope Gill is asked about all this when he shows up and not allowed to get away with any refuse to answer tripe or waffleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-16795419504097919562015-10-17T20:00:31.373+01:002015-10-17T20:00:31.373+01:00"Always a risk with private meetings and vest..."Always a risk with private meetings and vested interests such as the judiciary or legal profession who will generally lie their way out of anything if interests necessitate."<br /><br />Yes.Exactly.Thanks for being such an honest law blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-61690807168701392792015-10-17T18:02:40.761+01:002015-10-17T18:02:40.761+01:00Very revealing about the private meeting.I heard a...Very revealing about the private meeting.I heard a few versions prior to the two reports in Sunday Herald and Sunday Mail.Well done for getting this far and giving us all a much needed education on the judiciary.<br /><br />ps An msp told our news editor no one had ever heard of a Judicial Complaints Reviewer until your petition so full marks again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-90128508153677343012015-10-17T14:33:47.041+01:002015-10-17T14:33:47.041+01:00@ 17 October 2015 at 13:10
Thanks for the tip.
...@ 17 October 2015 at 13:10<br /><br />Thanks for the tip. <br /><br />Always a risk with private meetings and vested interests such as the judiciary or legal profession who will generally lie their way out of anything if interests necessitate.<br /><br />Always two sides to what happened, if no verbatim recording then difficult to verify unless someone comes forward.<br /><br />@ 17 October 2015 at 13:43<br /><br />Moi Ali would be a very good choice for an elected representative and Holyrood committee membership.Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-68222047178722048022015-10-17T13:56:55.393+01:002015-10-17T13:56:55.393+01:00I guess the best thing is not to trust any court c...I guess the best thing is not to trust any court cases coming out of Scotland if the courts are so badAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-82811405657342308902015-10-17T13:43:19.276+01:002015-10-17T13:43:19.276+01:00Your answers to comments obliterate any doubts abo...Your answers to comments obliterate any doubts about a register.This is what comes from real knowledge not the pretendy guff from lawyers who gloss over an entire issue and never answer a single point with the truth.How do we get you and Moi Ali onto these committees to quiz Gill and the justice crowd?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-42924461389064996652015-10-17T13:10:23.257+01:002015-10-17T13:10:23.257+01:00Are you aware the Judicial Office claimed imminent...Are you aware the Judicial Office claimed imminent closure of your petition in January 2014 as a result of the private meeting with Gill at Holyrood.<br /><br />JoS put it about the meeting sealed the deal on closure and gave their own take.A colleague checked it out with an msp said completely false and story did not run.The same weekend the Sunday Herald and Sunday Mail did long reports on your petition and JoS rumour mill went cold.<br /><br />You said dishonesty in the courts.Spot on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-75636186219786301682015-10-17T12:27:49.317+01:002015-10-17T12:27:49.317+01:00@ 16 October 2015 at 12:50
It could have a lot to...@ 16 October 2015 at 12:50<br /><br />It could have a lot to do with your suggestion .. there are many solicitors, advocates and judges who use the same creative property owning & interest arrangements as the landed gentry, estate owners tax avoiders and gangsters.<br /><br /><br /><br />@ 16 October 2015 at 18:23<br /><br />Probably one of the reasons many decisions and opinions in the Scottish courts are not published, and the ones which are end up heavily sanitised. However you can still catch the occasional snide remark from a judge and paragraphs of blatant vested interest blurb in favour of banks and other institutions.<br /><br />Again, not rocket science.The courts protect the rich and favoured interests.The judges are wealthy, threw a fit when asked to declare ... obviously dishonesty is rife in Scotland's courts.<br /><br />Little wonder Scotland fails to attract the level of legal business going to London.<br /><br />@ 17 October 2015 at 11:06<br /><br />Yes, agreed. Moi Ali has served the interests of justice and transparency far more than the judiciary, some top judge and their motley collection of vested interests.<br /><br />It is good to know some people can be trusted to do the right thing and there are those around in the Scottish media to report it for the wider public.Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-80678272202798774122015-10-17T11:06:23.761+01:002015-10-17T11:06:23.761+01:00Moi Ali is a brave lady for speaking out as she di...Moi Ali is a brave lady for speaking out as she did and her honesty sets the benchmark for all to follow.<br />Good to know there are a few people around who stand up for the truth.Well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-24483743316421480822015-10-17T00:38:34.186+01:002015-10-17T00:38:34.186+01:00Well I am glad the papers are onto it and the nast...Well I am glad the papers are onto it and the nasty old judgesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-90580600841265100792015-10-16T18:23:08.226+01:002015-10-16T18:23:08.226+01:00Honestly I do not think this is just about judges ...Honestly I do not think this is just about judges being proud of their oaths and so on.This is about judges rigging cases for their own benefit just like the bankers rigged the rates for their own profit and if judges were forced to declare their interests and we started to look at their rulings it would become as plain as night follows day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-39291555714018087492015-10-16T16:51:15.617+01:002015-10-16T16:51:15.617+01:00Shocking really.The English papers should get into...Shocking really.The English papers should get into this just to show the mess up here and how judges are being protected by a party claiming to be different from the restAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-77816510737231356352015-10-16T16:08:57.243+01:002015-10-16T16:08:57.243+01:00Very good.
The Public Petitions Committee must ha...Very good.<br /><br />The Public Petitions Committee must have many questions for Lord Gill to answer when he shows up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-42817790247833721562015-10-16T15:29:24.269+01:002015-10-16T15:29:24.269+01:00Proves all along you were right to pursue it and G...Proves all along you were right to pursue it and Gill for all him being a top judge was very wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-72370889482447748582015-10-16T14:51:31.029+01:002015-10-16T14:51:31.029+01:00STV carried it so why did the beeb boycott the cov...STV carried it so why did the beeb boycott the coverage?<br />A call in from their pals at the Law Society?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-50549417502802771652015-10-16T14:22:38.664+01:002015-10-16T14:22:38.664+01:00Yes.Of course there should be oversight and a regi...Yes.Of course there should be oversight and a register for judges.Long time ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com