tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post7234345644685397797..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: Bitter feud between regulators as Law Society of Scotland take Scottish Legal Complaints Commission to Court of Session over complaints roleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-60250077574304259132010-04-23T12:04:49.460+01:002010-04-23T12:04:49.460+01:00Close down both and give Peter the power over croo...Close down both and give Peter the power over crooked lawyers.That will be an end to it !!!<br /><br />PS Dont feel you have to spare the punishments (although I'm sure you wont !)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-34141457450175564672010-04-23T10:46:22.416+01:002010-04-23T10:46:22.416+01:00I wouldn't want to be at the SLCC right now if...I wouldn't want to be at the SLCC right now if you think about it Peter because more than half the staff there come from the Law Society who are suing the SLCC in court.Also from your earlier postings I see many of the board members were also on the Law Society !<br /><br />How can an organisation cope with such conflicts of interest ? Its madness and shows why it should have been fully independent as you have always campaigned for.<br /><br />All the best and keep up the good work !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-40086756883593785092010-04-23T10:17:38.945+01:002010-04-23T10:17:38.945+01:00Macbeth Currie & Mr McCann will not be happy o...Macbeth Currie & Mr McCann will not be happy of the attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-28657874747108177802010-04-23T01:26:13.883+01:002010-04-23T01:26:13.883+01:00Criminals they protect lawyers like the Catholic C...Criminals they protect lawyers like the Catholic Church cover up priests activities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-10519110183843731062010-04-23T01:07:19.290+01:002010-04-23T01:07:19.290+01:00Good stuff Peter.As I said before nothing much get...Good stuff Peter.As I said before nothing much gets past you !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-39683384159666855732010-04-23T00:39:54.506+01:002010-04-23T00:39:54.506+01:00Sack Ewing and take back the 2mil for taxpayers.
C...Sack Ewing and take back the 2mil for taxpayers.<br />Close the Law Society and the SLCC,making a proper independent body to deal with complaints and make lawyers pay for it whether they want to or not.If not they can always go and be plumbers & electricians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-21357737522782325822010-04-22T23:59:20.212+01:002010-04-22T23:59:20.212+01:00# Anonymous @ 14.55
A good idea ...
# Anonymous ...# Anonymous @ 14.55<br /><br />A good idea ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 15.06<br /><br />Apparently yes .. and Mr McCann is also the Chairman of the Legal Defence Union ... well known for causing a few clients to go off the rails after attempting to take their 'crooked lawyers' to court ...<br /><br />More on Mr McCann and the Legal Defence Union can be found here <a href="http://www.ldu.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ldu.org.uk/</a><br /><br /># Anonymous @ 15.19<br /><br />Apparently yes ... a source at SG this evening confirmed the Justice Dept know all about the cases ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 15.32<br /><br />Sentiments shared exactly ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 15.41<br /><br />At the very least an independent investigation should take place ... as the Minister clearly was aware the Law Society is also taking the SLCC to court ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 16.10<br /><br />Possibly ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 16.38<br /><br />One wonders ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 17.39<br /><br />Yes ... a bit more publicity on the matter might do some good ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 17.57<br /><br />I agree entirely ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 19.36<br /><br />Yes, hopefully ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 20.25<br /><br />I certainly would advise giving those law firms a wide berth ...<br /><br />It should also be noted most or all of those firms have connections with the Master Policy.<br /><br />Simpson & Marwick invariably represent crooked lawyers against clients.<br /><br />Balfour & Manson have sat on the "pursuers panel" - a cover organisation formed by the Law Society to slow down and kill off claims against the Master Policy.<br /><br />Shepherd & Wedderburn ... again connected with the Master Policy (not on the side of clients)<br /><br />Macbeth Currie do work for the SSDT (Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal).<br /><br />Macbeth Currie made a submission to the Scottish Parliament, they were clearly against many aspects of the Legal Profession & Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007, which created the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission. Read their submission here : <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/justice2/inquiries/lpla/503_LB503_MacbethCurrie.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/justice2/inquiries/lpla/503_LB503_MacbethCurrie.pdf</a><br /><br />If I were seeking legal representation, I would steer clear of all of those firms.<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 21.06<br /><br />A good point. <br /><br />Of course, the SLCC feel threatened, given Fergus Ewing's intervention at the behest of the Law Society, which as some readers have previously pointed out, is entirely inappropriate, particularly given the Law Society is engaged in court action against the SLCC.<br /><br />The SLCC should have informed us all long ago, as the public are also stakeholders in its remit & function, as well has having funded its creation to the tune of two million pounds ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 22.03<br /><br />Yes .. if the Law Society were being taken to court, one could expect all manner of pre-arranged headlines coming out of Drumsheugh Gardens ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 22.38<br /><br />This is Scotland ... the legal profession have become adept at tucking away information no one wants reported ...Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-79103285566779928142010-04-22T22:38:35.644+01:002010-04-22T22:38:35.644+01:00Hi Peter.
A very good investigation as always.
I...Hi Peter.<br /><br />A very good investigation as always.<br /><br />I note the information relating to these cases is tucked away very neatly on the courts website.<br /><br />I'm sure we can expect developments now you have written about it !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-55303353775761523452010-04-22T22:03:58.750+01:002010-04-22T22:03:58.750+01:00last comment - I'm thinking much the same.
Wa...last comment - I'm thinking much the same.<br /><br />Waiting a year before making any reference to these court cases seems a bit off given the SLCC were created to clean up complaints.<br /><br />If it were the other way around and the SLCC were taking legal action against the Law Society I'm sure there would have been umpteen 'sponsored' news reports in various newspapers well practised in sucking up to the legal profession.<br /><br />A good thing we have Peter to keep us posted on these matters of public interest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-46938999312780561592010-04-22T21:06:48.258+01:002010-04-22T21:06:48.258+01:00I'm curious about why the SLCC has waited near...I'm curious about why the SLCC has waited nearly a year to publicise this information.Surely the public were entitled to know as it happened the new complaints regulator was being litigated against by the Law Society and a plethora of law firms.No equivalent Government statement makes this look all the more suspicious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-82963942110851139922010-04-22T20:25:44.923+01:002010-04-22T20:25:44.923+01:00Doubtless you will recommend to stay away from all...Doubtless you will recommend to stay away from all those law firms ! <br />I know I would !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-25041550182351313752010-04-22T19:36:35.325+01:002010-04-22T19:36:35.325+01:00I am surprised there is so little info on whats go...I am surprised there is so little info on whats going on here so well spotted there Peter.I'm sure they will have to say a lot more now you have outed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-13354035681891880892010-04-22T17:57:50.183+01:002010-04-22T17:57:50.183+01:00Fergus should go and join the Law Society because ...Fergus should go and join the Law Society because he seems to love lawyers more than the rest of us.We dont need lawyer lovers in the Government and no one in their right mind could argue lawyers deserve money over health services!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-12508038044467522002010-04-22T17:39:28.328+01:002010-04-22T17:39:28.328+01:00Balfour & Manson
Macbeth Currie
Shepherd &...Balfour & Manson<br />Macbeth Currie<br />Shepherd & Wedderburn<br />Simpson Marwick<br /><br />They will all be rubbing their greedy hands at this little lot !<br /><br />I also hope the Law Society lose big time and are forced to pay the SLCC's expenses.Hopefully whoever is on the bench will now take notice you've written about it while our gallant brave newspapers run a mile in the event reporting on the cases impacts on their advertising budgets!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-42309964980290571602010-04-22T16:38:51.520+01:002010-04-22T16:38:51.520+01:00I agree its more than just a coincidence these cas...I agree its more than just a coincidence these cases are due to be heard while the SLCC & Law Society argue over the complaints levy.<br />Why nothing in the newspapers so far ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-32592810692937763432010-04-22T16:10:47.350+01:002010-04-22T16:10:47.350+01:00Do any of these cases have anything to do with Eil...Do any of these cases have anything to do with Eileen Masterman leaving the SLCC ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-23699089253784921512010-04-22T15:41:41.318+01:002010-04-22T15:41:41.318+01:00"Community Safety Minister Fergus Ewing would..."Community Safety Minister Fergus Ewing would rather the SLCC’s £1.5 million surplus be paid to lawyers instead of being used to stem public services cuts in the community."<br /><br />Says it all really.Ewing should be sacked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-56769786454539174252010-04-22T15:32:49.177+01:002010-04-22T15:32:49.177+01:00Just one way to maintain its position, obstruct an...Just one way to maintain its position, obstruct any complaint against a lawyer and ensure it only rarely if ever comes to a conclusion by innundating others with paper Court actions.<br /><br />I hope they lose the lot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-70950326927691322182010-04-22T15:19:47.352+01:002010-04-22T15:19:47.352+01:00oh well look at it this way Peter.You said this wo...oh well look at it this way Peter.You said this would happen years ago and here we are now talking about it!<br /><br />Probably also as you have also said its part of a bigger plan for the Law Society to take back the SLCC's role on complaints against solicitors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-17195985326911118682010-04-22T15:06:13.977+01:002010-04-22T15:06:13.977+01:00Friday 8 January 2010 (Inner House Rolls Second Ex...Friday 8 January 2010 (Inner House Rolls Second Extra Division) 1 XA129/09 James McCann (represented by Balfour & Manson LLP) v Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (represented by Shepherd & Wedderburn)<br /><br />James McCann of James A McCann & Co Clydebank ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-30196893610070230102010-04-22T14:55:23.993+01:002010-04-22T14:55:23.993+01:00Every time there is legal action by the lawyers th...Every time there is legal action by the lawyers the SLCC should raise the levy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-66864719550549299242010-04-22T14:47:38.213+01:002010-04-22T14:47:38.213+01:00# Anonymous @ 14.20
Yes, although a source inform...# Anonymous @ 14.20<br /><br />Yes, although a source informs me the Law Society are very happy to be using up the SLCC's reserves on legal expenses .. and the Scottish Government seem to be in the game to kill off the SLCC and hands its functions back to the Law Society ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 14.38<br /><br />I've been saying the same for many years ...Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-51809799254923664892010-04-22T14:39:54.022+01:002010-04-22T14:39:54.022+01:00Taking all regulation powers away from the Law Soc...Taking all regulation powers away from the Law Society would kill this issue stone dead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-75290823637340627832010-04-22T14:20:09.379+01:002010-04-22T14:20:09.379+01:00Pot & kettle ?
However this is settled its th...Pot & kettle ?<br /><br />However this is settled its the legal profession who will end up paying for it via the levy !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com