tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post7154757263376148452..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: Did the Law Society of Scotland know of lawyers media fixing operation over legal aid reforms ?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-27098617164817193142008-09-02T13:11:00.000+01:002008-09-02T13:11:00.000+01:00# Anonymous @ 3.25pmYes, I agree.# Anonymous @ 4.0...# Anonymous @ 3.25pm<BR/><BR/>Yes, I agree.<BR/><BR/># Anonymous @ 4.06pm<BR/><BR/>Yes, although the Law Society will see themselves as innocent of any wrongdoing, and self regulation means the Bar Association can get away with what it wants ... which is convenient for all concerned.<BR/><BR/># Anonymous @ 4.46pm<BR/><BR/>Of course.<BR/><BR/># Anonymous @ 4.59pm<BR/><BR/>My latest report on the story seems to indicate just that.<BR/><BR/># Anonymous @ 5.44pm<BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/># Anonymous @ 7.17pm<BR/><BR/>Who knows ...<BR/><BR/># Anonymous @ 9.18pm<BR/><BR/>For the honest effort I take it ?<BR/><BR/># Anonymous @ 10.16pm<BR/><BR/>Yes I agree .. and that office of the Law Society of Scotland seems very adept at lobbying against change from the EU from what I gather ...Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-14073004199395935492008-09-02T07:20:00.000+01:002008-09-02T07:20:00.000+01:00Lawyers do a responsible job ... and then try this...Lawyers do a responsible job ... and then try this ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-47197167961737977882008-09-01T23:56:00.000+01:002008-09-01T23:56:00.000+01:00Another fine mess the GBA has made !Well spotted M...Another fine mess the GBA has made !<BR/><BR/>Well spotted Mr C !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-31911691123993315262008-09-01T22:16:00.000+01:002008-09-01T22:16:00.000+01:00There is clearly no good or proper reason why a se...There is clearly no good or proper reason why a self regulating, secretive and conspicuously partisan organisation such as the Law Society Society of Scotland should be allowed to continue free of any proper or meaningful regulation. <BR/><BR/>However the spineless, self-serving and thoroughly selfish agenda of its membership (aided and abetted by politicians of every party) reveals them to be pleased to see an insult continue to be visited daily upon a subject they are presently priveleged to represent.<BR/><BR/>Time then to alert the European regulators to the conspicuous injustices regularly visited upon domestic law abiding citizens by this monopoly - Mr MacAskill's description - where, purely coincidentally, the Law Society of Scotland has already established an office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-16262846793614170302008-09-01T21:18:00.000+01:002008-09-01T21:18:00.000+01:00There's a lot of money changing hands over legal a...There's a lot of money changing hands over legal aid and thats why the GBA put in the extra effort.If it had all went undetected they would have been the bees knees now they are well and truly in the doghouse so thats that and we will have to put up with people like you reminding us of how inept the profession is at setting up the media.<BR/>Maybe the GBA should have asked you to handle their case !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-5267451851532217122008-09-01T19:17:00.000+01:002008-09-01T19:17:00.000+01:00Quite clear from the Sunday Herald the lawyers sto...Quite clear from the Sunday Herald the lawyers stood to gain a lot of money if it had worked.Iwonder who let the cat out of the bag?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-20510794737707608862008-09-01T17:44:00.000+01:002008-09-01T17:44:00.000+01:00Good points Peter and after reading your summary I...Good points Peter and after reading your summary I think the Law Society probably did know about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-35903095953706327452008-09-01T16:59:00.000+01:002008-09-01T16:59:00.000+01:00of course the law society knew about it and so did...of course the law society knew about it and so did macaskill<BR/><BR/>maybe part 3 of the story will cover that little mob!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-87090211113940179462008-09-01T16:46:00.000+01:002008-09-01T16:46:00.000+01:00You are of course correct Mr Cherbi,If the GBA wer...You are of course correct Mr Cherbi,If the GBA were successful in their campaign the rest of the profession would have benefited from higher legal aid payments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-60712392219897334772008-09-01T16:06:00.000+01:002008-09-01T16:06:00.000+01:00Your analysis as insightful as ever Peter.If the L...Your analysis as insightful as ever Peter.<BR/>If the Law Society didnt know about it they are an ineffective regulator and if they did know about it and did nothing they supported the GBA.Good conclusion overall and you are probably on the ball as you usually are.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-40050215563693650312008-09-01T15:25:00.000+01:002008-09-01T15:25:00.000+01:00I'd say the answer to your question is obviously "...I'd say the answer to your question is obviously "YES they knew".<BR/>Now what are you going to do about it super sleuth ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com