tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post4807006684606170440..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: Lawyers retreat on complaints changes as Law Society attempt more subtle control of 'closed shop' regulationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-80825848127825011362008-07-22T22:34:00.000+01:002008-07-22T22:34:00.000+01:00Thanks for all your comments, and it seems the Law...Thanks for all your comments, and it seems the Law Society have had a bit of a climbdown on their stance, although of course even if the Law Society says clients who complain will have their present entitlements within the investigation process maintained, that isn't very much going by the way the Law Society has been treating complaints all these years.<BR/><BR/># Anonymous @ 6.38pm<BR/><BR/>Please email me with futher details of your case, what the Law Society did and what is currently happening with your solicitor. It certainly isn't right or fair he is keeping a hold of the title deeds of your late father's house.Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-34848084811791113312008-07-21T13:39:00.000+01:002008-07-21T13:39:00.000+01:00Well the Law Society letter shows one thing - neve...Well the Law Society letter shows one thing - never trust a lawyer even with dates on letters !<BR/><BR/>Maybe Scots should start using lawyers from the rest of the country if their own are too crooked, since it looks like they definitely are too crooked to touch !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-14725368431456199612008-07-20T15:54:00.000+01:002008-07-20T15:54:00.000+01:00First chance this week I've had to sit down and re...First chance this week I've had to sit down and read your blog Mr Cherbi and I can tell you from reading what the Law Society of Scotland want us to believe no wonder its time to end their time investigating the complaints of public against solicitors.<BR/><BR/>A good expose of a very corrupt system of lawyers being able to ruin any part of a person's day to day life.I will refer to your work in an upcoming seminar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-27643720166482632332008-07-20T13:39:00.000+01:002008-07-20T13:39:00.000+01:00Far from a retreat on this the law society has mad...Far from a retreat on this the law society has made it more difficult for people and no one will believe for one minute they wont allow bent lawyers to have a quiet word with these committees.<BR/><BR/>Why not just send these lawyers to jail anyway rather than keep these complaints as civil matters ? Why do they have to be regulated with lawyers when everyone else who rips off people like lawyers do get charged by the Police instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-41339999736763802372008-07-19T16:36:00.000+01:002008-07-19T16:36:00.000+01:00Not surprised at the comments on what the Law Soci...Not surprised at the comments on what the Law Society is doing.Just another round of whitewash as you say in your article and nothing which will encourage anyone to go anywhere near a lawyer or feel safe about doing so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-16073313263888594422008-07-19T12:18:00.000+01:002008-07-19T12:18:00.000+01:00If the Law Society are allowing lawyers to steal p...If the Law Society are allowing lawyers to steal peoples title deeds they should be hung up from the nearest tree and the Police called of course.<BR/><BR/>Get that story into the papers and name that bloody lawyer !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-16225422568971535802008-07-18T20:55:00.000+01:002008-07-18T20:55:00.000+01:00If lawyers think they will win confidence in thems...If lawyers think they will win confidence in themselves with that tripe about complaints they have another thing coming.<BR/>Looks like its a good time to launch a national campaign against lawyers fees now ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-67617040456547499492008-07-18T18:38:00.000+01:002008-07-18T18:38:00.000+01:00Dear Mr CherbiOur lawyer has told us he wont hand ...Dear Mr Cherbi<BR/><BR/>Our lawyer has told us he wont hand over the titles to my late father's house unless we pay him a bill of over £5000 he claims is for photocopying the titles and all my late father's papers.<BR/><BR/>We have been to the Law Society and they said there was no case to answer but he has produced no proof of his work there is no copies of the titles in the file which we have seen one day when we went there while he was on holiday and now one of his staff tells us he had a meeting with someone from the planning office about the house which she claims he is trying to get for himself.<BR/><BR/>Please could you help us as this is becoming very bitter the lawyer has caused a lot of trouble for my wife's job and is almost hounding us daily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-10577411714922370712008-07-18T17:16:00.000+01:002008-07-18T17:16:00.000+01:00just to agree with everyone else - this is a compl...just to agree with everyone else - this is a complete mockery of doing something about complaints and the blame for this obviously lies with MacAskill because he is allowing it to happen.<BR/><BR/>Very sick for Scotland.Sick Sick Sick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-5753138965335437202008-07-18T15:19:00.000+01:002008-07-18T15:19:00.000+01:00Nice try Mrs McGowan but your letter is entirely u...Nice try Mrs McGowan but your letter is entirely unbelievable as is the way you are treating members of the public.<BR/><BR/>Its time we had some BIG changes in the way lawyers get to control us over how they rip us off.Just look at whats happened to the banks lately so now its time to target the lawyers too and bring them off their perch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-69861333817807542682008-07-18T13:52:00.000+01:002008-07-18T13:52:00.000+01:00That chart showing the way a complaint is to be ha...That chart showing the way a complaint is to be handled is a nonsense.No wonder people like you are able to pick holes in the Law Society's way of doing things.<BR/><BR/>All in all I think you hit the nail on the head sometime ago when you said the problem is the Law Society itself so its a case of best rid of bad rubbish as they will never change.<BR/><BR/>Good luck - you have admirers in the profession as I'm sure you know yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-79339832688432925372008-07-18T12:41:00.000+01:002008-07-18T12:41:00.000+01:00laughable - they can't even fix the dates on their...laughable - they can't even fix the dates on their letters properly !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-39723273441968970792008-07-18T11:53:00.000+01:002008-07-18T11:53:00.000+01:00Another own goal for the Law Society of Scotland b...Another own goal for the Law Society of Scotland but as you say they will probably be allowing lawyers to make statements under the table so no one gets to see except themselves.<BR/><BR/>Why doesn't the SNP just scrap self regulation all together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-20395664412336061232008-07-18T11:33:00.000+01:002008-07-18T11:33:00.000+01:00Disgraceful set of letters from McGowan to the con...Disgraceful set of letters from McGowan to the consumer council.Client Relations should be wound up along with the rest of the Law Society.They will never change as is proved in their actions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-1298620226677700692008-07-18T11:19:00.000+01:002008-07-18T11:19:00.000+01:00Who made the comment in the consultation that comp...Who made the comment in the consultation that complainers have no input into report and who said they should have ? I can't find any link on the Law Society's website to any of the submission forms like what is usually posted on the Scottish Parliament's website.<BR/><BR/>I presume this is because most of the forms submitted to the consultation on standards were from lawyers themselves or even made up ones from the Law Society ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-5138421142057589442008-07-18T09:48:00.000+01:002008-07-18T09:48:00.000+01:00The Law Society would just say the letters crossed...The Law Society would just say the letters crossed in the mail but we all know they are bloody liars anyway.<BR/>Good story as usual and a pity the papers didn't feature more of this but too many threats from the lawyers will block that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-44151900069300151812008-07-17T23:02:00.000+01:002008-07-17T23:02:00.000+01:00All very interesting Peter but you fail to mention...All very interesting Peter but you fail to mention no sign of Philip Yelland in these letters.<BR/><BR/>Why is the Deputy Director being allowed to make policy statements when it should be the Director himself,or is Mr Yelland keeping his hands out of the dirty washing in case some of it spreads to him ?<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-90006450913550831062008-07-17T21:52:00.000+01:002008-07-17T21:52:00.000+01:00# Anonymous @ 5.51pmYes you are probably correct.T...# Anonymous @ 5.51pm<BR/><BR/>Yes you are probably correct.There isn't much happens in the field of regulation of lawyers that doesn't come to the attention of the Law Society first ...<BR/><BR/># Anonymous @ 6.21pm<BR/><BR/>I don't think the Law Society will respond truthfully to any request for explanations ... and you are correct - the Law Society continues to have a stranglehold on regulation of complaints against lawyers - and that was certainly not the intention of the LPLA Act as it was created.<BR/><BR/># Anonymous @ 9.41pm<BR/><BR/>I agree with you entirely.Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-65099625716972316252008-07-17T21:41:00.000+01:002008-07-17T21:41:00.000+01:00last time I saw someone write a letter before the ...last time I saw someone write a letter before the other side did they had inside info - is this the same type of thing or are the Law Society just a bunch of clairvoyants ?<BR/><BR/>good story and really shows up the lawyers for what they are<BR/><BR/>keep it up !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-32448933078640510942008-07-17T19:07:00.000+01:002008-07-17T19:07:00.000+01:00Utter nonsense from the Law Society but you have t...Utter nonsense from the Law Society but you have to give them full marks for doing the dirty once again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-44063332796399977942008-07-17T18:21:00.000+01:002008-07-17T18:21:00.000+01:00So more smoke and mirrors from the Law Society - o...So more smoke and mirrors from the Law Society - or a typing error?<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the Scottish Consumer Council should write and demand an explanation.<BR/><BR/>One thing is certain however, the Law Society continues to retain its monopoly over all aspects of regulation - regardless of the name of the Committee hearing complaints.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-42850373931311918772008-07-17T17:51:00.000+01:002008-07-17T17:51:00.000+01:00So the Law Society got wind of the SCC's letter be...So the Law Society got wind of the SCC's letter before it was sent and in any case that SCC letter would have been written a couple of days before that date I think.<BR/><BR/>It all looks bad for the Law Society at the end of the day.I support your belief there shouldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com