tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post5180641286719415855..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: Scotland to get ‘talking’ McKenzie Friends as consumer pressure on court access & rights of audience prompts new proposals for Legal Services BillUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-70832337126135988342010-01-22T11:00:29.495+00:002010-01-22T11:00:29.495+00:00Nothing but a delaying tactic on the part of the S...Nothing but a delaying tactic on the part of the Scottish Government - McKenzie Friends never required legislation in England and the guidance you refer to again did not require a law to make it happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-72121383470176609182010-01-20T20:31:26.752+00:002010-01-20T20:31:26.752+00:00This is where the real "lost business" s...This is where the real "lost business" starts, when the public see those who are supposed to represent their legal or financial interests are entirely untrustworthy characters, who are shielded by self regulator bodies from actions which in any other arena would merit a jail sentence.<br /><br />YES PETER TWO TIER SCOTTISH JUSTICE IN ACTION.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-74433527175284453572010-01-20T20:29:32.908+00:002010-01-20T20:29:32.908+00:00The Scottish legal profession is itself to blame f...The Scottish legal profession is itself to blame for its own difficult circumstances and its lack of will to clean itself up demonstrates its members cannot be trusted.<br /><br />Yes Peter exactly, when a client finds out they have a crooked lawyer, accountant, followed by a crooked regulator. These people cannot be trusted in any capacity and if they have lost a lot of money it is the Penmann's. Howitts, Mills, Yelland who are to blame. On the 20th of January 2010 no client has anywhere to go for help when their lawyer ruins them. <br /><br />Lawyers are losing money because they are corrupt rats, and their crooked ways have caught up with them. They are legal thieves protected by the Law Society/SLCC thieves. To Scotland's lawyers, accountants you are all criminals from law school to Lord Hamilton, self regulating criminals.<br /><br />You are reaping your nemesis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-34957590238034146902010-01-20T18:20:35.521+00:002010-01-20T18:20:35.521+00:00# Anonymous @ 6.04pm :
"Interesting conv...# Anonymous @ 6.04pm :<br /><br /> "Interesting convo with a lawyer from Dundas & Wilson who claims you have personally cost the legal profession in Scotland over £100m in lost business !<br />BLOODY GOOD JOB MATE !"<br /><br />If anyone at Dundas & Wilson are looking for someone to blame for "lost business" they should look back to the Law Society itself, including of course Mr Penman, Mr Howitt and the many characters like them. <br /><br />This is where the real "lost business" starts, when the public see those who are supposed to represent their legal or financial interests are entirely untrustworthy characters, who are shielded by self regulator bodies from actions which in any other arena would merit a jail sentence.<br /><br />The Scottish legal profession is itself to blame for its own difficult circumstances and its lack of will to clean itself up demonstrates its members cannot be trusted.Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-59687966376551544952010-01-20T14:47:00.491+00:002010-01-20T14:47:00.491+00:00Courts in China are theoretically independent, but...Courts in China are theoretically independent, but are tightly controlled by the Communist Party, correspondents say.<br /><br />Yes like the Scottish Legal System is tightly controlled by the Law Society of Scotland.<br /><br />Finally thanks to www.sacl/info Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers for the latest newsletter. It will be copied and handed out to others I can assure you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-9624865198838919882010-01-20T13:35:17.883+00:002010-01-20T13:35:17.883+00:00Curious to see how this works out and also congrat...Curious to see how this works out and also congrats to you Peter for pursuing this so much for everyones benefitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-92032133203184493042010-01-20T11:34:53.725+00:002010-01-20T11:34:53.725+00:00Lawyers are phychological terrorists. They do not ...Lawyers are phychological terrorists. They do not understand or care about people who have no legal rights. Peter you are right, it is a lonely place to be when the total legal system is against you because you want justice against crooked lawyers. <br /><br />Oh Lawyers, Justice means fairness, what is just or fair about a client complaining about their lawyer when people like Mr Douglas Mill are committed to killing the complaint off. The Law Society of Scotland is a hub of Mr Mill's, that is why it's reputation is in the gutter. <br /><br />I was at Motherwell College last week and I told my fellow students what is going on in Scotland's legal circles. So Peter you have others who will start reading your blog, because I told everyone lawyers are stealing clients money, that made them take notice, because most of them have bought their homes, I told them about wills, etc. Your blog is brilliant Peter, only self regulators hate your work. It is because they know you are right, and have right on your side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-10428440803752901502010-01-20T01:46:04.214+00:002010-01-20T01:46:04.214+00:00Anonymous said...
China jails senior judge for li...Anonymous said...<br /><br />China jails senior judge for life over corruption.<br /><br />Pity we cannot do the same to the Law Society High Command and their ten thousand members.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-47947216441795769742010-01-20T01:34:29.208+00:002010-01-20T01:34:29.208+00:00Anonymous said...
Interesting convo with a lawyer...Anonymous said...<br /><br />Interesting convo with a lawyer from Dundas & Wilson who claims you have personally cost the legal profession in Scotland over £100m in lost business !<br />=====================================<br />I like this, but another lawyer also said "we have paid a terrible price for saving private Penmann" or something similar to this. In any titanic struggle, there are always oppressors who reap the whirlwind. Peter is going a superb job. Lawyers are a scourge, parasitic vermin who prey on clients. But not any more, the tide is turning.<br /><br />I ask lawyers to be adult and mentally put themselves in their clients shoes. You would not like to be on the receiving end, would you? I detest all of you. As soon as someone tells me they are a lawyer, conversation is killed off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-60509489421715933682010-01-19T23:41:08.989+00:002010-01-19T23:41:08.989+00:00# Anonymous @ 7.05pm
Yes, I was surprised myself ...# Anonymous @ 7.05pm<br /><br />Yes, I was surprised myself to learn the Class Actions petition had been closed by the petitioners .. apparently some at the Petitions Committee expected the McKenzie Friend petition to be closed on similar grounds, simply because the Civil Courts Review recommended the implementation of McKenzie Friends ... however in this case, it's a good thing the petitioner would not be fooled by promises which are seldom kept, particularly when politicians are involved.<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 7.54pm<br /><br />Sounds like a story for the newspapers ... forward me more details and I will see the case gets the deserving publicity.<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 10.18pm<br /><br />It seems the message has not got through to the Court's 'ground troops' on the issue of McKenzie Friends and the case law which now permits individuals in Scotland to request a McKenzie Friend .. however in some cases, particularly the Court of Session, they should know better ...<br /><br />Keep me posted on your case please.<br /><br />Thanks everyone for your comments & input .. there will be more to come soon on the McKenzie Friends issue so stay tuned ...Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-59416138955339324452010-01-19T22:18:36.105+00:002010-01-19T22:18:36.105+00:00I have a case against my local council (Edinburgh ...I have a case against my local council (Edinburgh City) and lawyer just dropped me at the last minute.<br />Asked about having a McKenzie Friend at the Court of Session today and they said you cant have one in Scotland! LIARS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-24134311752248850052010-01-19T21:43:37.707+00:002010-01-19T21:43:37.707+00:00Anonymous said...
Very good.
You should also wri...Anonymous said...<br /><br />Very good.<br /><br />You should also write about the well known Glasgow lawyer and friend of politicians who had one of his criminal clients pour petrol through the letterbox of a woman he represented in a divorce case because she refused to have sex with him for an unpaid bill<br />Want more details?<br /><br />Yes we doAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-83956582323652566102010-01-19T19:42:24.450+00:002010-01-19T19:42:24.450+00:00We should do the same with ours ..
http://news.bbc...We should do the same with ours ..<br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8467064.stm<br /><br />China jails senior judge for life over corruption<br /><br />A Chinese court has sentenced a former Supreme Court judge to life in prison for taking bribes and other corruption charges, state-run media have reported.<br /><br />Huang Songyou is the most senior judge to have been convicted in China on such charges, Chinese media have said.<br /><br />He was convicted of accepting 3.9m yuan($570,000; £348,000) in bribes while he was deputy head of the Supreme Court.<br /><br />He has been thrown out of the Communist Party and will not be allowed to hold public office again.<br /><br />Huang was also convicted of embezzling 1.2m yuan in government funds in 1997 when he was president of a lower-level court in the southern province of Guangdong.<br /><br />Hefty sum<br /><br />He confessed to the charges after he was removed from his position on the Supreme People's Court in 2008. His property had been confiscated, the official Xinhua news agency said.<br /><br />"Huang knowingly violated the law by trading power for money and taking a hefty sum of bribes, which has produced a bad impact on society, and should be punished severely," Xinhua quoted the court verdict as saying.<br /><br />China has launched an anti-corruption drive, targeting top officials - but Huang, 52, is the most senior judicial figure to fall since the Communist Party took power in 1949, a Supreme Court official told Xinhua.<br /><br />Courts in China are theoretically independent, but are tightly controlled by the Communist Party, correspondents say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-26391538741710279452010-01-19T18:04:33.055+00:002010-01-19T18:04:33.055+00:00Interesting convo with a lawyer from Dundas & ...Interesting convo with a lawyer from Dundas & Wilson who claims you have personally cost the legal profession in Scotland over £100m in lost business !<br /><br />BLOODY GOOD JOB MATE !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-62590566531554485252010-01-19T16:41:22.279+00:002010-01-19T16:41:22.279+00:00Quite a step up after not having it for so long bu...Quite a step up after not having it for so long but as I read in comments it looks like the bill they are attaching it to wont pass the vote so is this being done on purpose just to say we tried and couldn't get it through ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-53937394883988995492010-01-19T11:32:56.481+00:002010-01-19T11:32:56.481+00:00Good work Peter and I agree with those who say it ...Good work Peter and I agree with those who say it will help people a lot to have a representative they can trust to speak up for them in court especially without motive of wanting to be paid or just prolong the case to make more money like lawyers do !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-34186113926778297672010-01-18T23:22:53.201+00:002010-01-18T23:22:53.201+00:00Margo McDonald pushed for this in parliament, well...Margo McDonald pushed for this in parliament, well done Margo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-63665928975623654892010-01-18T22:57:03.921+00:002010-01-18T22:57:03.921+00:00Good to see the Scots are waking up to dumping law...Good to see the Scots are waking up to dumping lawyers.Keep it up folks !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-20999726838635290792010-01-18T21:23:05.998+00:002010-01-18T21:23:05.998+00:00If McKenzie Friends are granted right of audience ...If McKenzie Friends are granted right of audience I think you will find the rules governing their use will have to be far tighter than the guidance you refer to for English courts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-45941269698926678652010-01-18T20:31:07.537+00:002010-01-18T20:31:07.537+00:003:49pm
Presumably because the SNP dont have the v...3:49pm<br /><br />Presumably because the SNP dont have the votes to pass the bill thus saving Kenny MacAskill the embarrassment of seeing his bill go down the parliamentary poop chuteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-25419325958909588632010-01-18T19:54:48.153+00:002010-01-18T19:54:48.153+00:00Very good.
You should also write about the well kn...Very good.<br />You should also write about the well known Glasgow lawyer and friend of politicians who had one of his criminal clients pour petrol through the letterbox of a woman he represented in a divorce case because she refused to have sex with him for an unpaid bill<br />Want more details?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-88720695265348363482010-01-18T19:20:11.429+00:002010-01-18T19:20:11.429+00:00Fantastic news !
I am all for anything that stops...Fantastic news !<br /><br />I am all for anything that stops lawyers ripping off people for stretched out court cases with the only aim to secure higher fees !<br /><br />McKenzie Friends are to be free from what I read so that will dent the lawyers wallets for sure !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-85468807537866573932010-01-18T19:05:58.866+00:002010-01-18T19:05:58.866+00:00I was very disappointed to read that - after Lord ...I was very disappointed to read that - after Lord Gill's review and discussion with their MSP - the class action petitioners were persuaded that the general agreement rendered their petition redundant (see the last two written submissions accompanying the petition number 1234).<br /> <br />Very bad advice I think and unbelieveably naive of the petitioners to rely upon the legal establishment 'doing the decent thing' - without a hot poker behind them. Hope I am proved wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-50629452966711461882010-01-18T19:03:31.822+00:002010-01-18T19:03:31.822+00:00Given the decades of stubborn betrayal and conspic...Given the decades of stubborn betrayal and conspicuous abuse of the Scottish Legal Profession - ably aided and abetted by the Law Society of Scotland - I believe I am not alone in wishing the so-called 'unwashed and untrained' a voice in the Civil Justice System. How could they do any worse?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-21909412860173732112010-01-18T18:59:41.149+00:002010-01-18T18:59:41.149+00:00If Wilson v North Lanarkshire Council has already ...If Wilson v North Lanarkshire Council has already established the use of a McKenzie Friend then why does there have to be legislation to introduce McKenzie Friends?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com