tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20855066.post209749195405242257..comments2023-09-20T13:32:30.933+01:00Comments on Scottish Law Reporter: Dailly's Law : Law Society ‘takeover plot’ for SLCC & Legal Aid Board backfires over leak of law complaints quango’s alleged £6 million surplusUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20855066.post-20033609921912321032010-10-25T20:00:23.196+01:002010-10-25T20:00:23.196+01:00@12:54 PM
Well you see the problem is this - if t...@12:54 PM<br /><br />Well you see the problem is this - if the architects of this plot end up republishing the Daily Record's story then more people might think there's something to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20855066.post-10037409445763083142010-10-25T12:54:21.706+01:002010-10-25T12:54:21.706+01:00Funny I read some lawyer bleating about how the Da...Funny I read some lawyer bleating about how the Daily Record also busted this takeover plot. Now the Law Society have ran to the Press Complaints Commission saying the paper got it all wrong.<br /><br />Though the lawyers are bleating about not getting their hands on SLAB they haven't put up the Daily Record story for all to read and make their own judgement on THE FACTS and Paul McBride's excellent rebuttal.<br /><br />Makes you think there's more to hide ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20855066.post-14214756431903441822010-10-23T17:40:22.325+01:002010-10-23T17:40:22.325+01:00This would indeed be a very worrying move. I was i...This would indeed be a very worrying move. I was involved in a case recently where a firm of lawyers dragged out a case in order to obtain more funds from SLAB, I passed the documentary evidence regarding this to SLAB and actually had to force SLAB to even confirm in writing that they had even received the evidence (even though I had a signature for it from the post office). Unfortunately SLAB decided to not to investigate the matter further. <br /><br />I was intending to take the matter further through the SLCC but my research shows that actually the general public have no real recourse against SLAB or Scottish law firms even when they can produce evidence.<br /><br />I think it may be better to simply get rid of both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20855066.post-43876301227799642592010-10-22T11:21:05.226+01:002010-10-22T11:21:05.226+01:00Clearly a concerted campaign by the Law Society &a...Clearly a concerted campaign by the Law Society & others to use the media to influence public opinion on this one.However as a qc said in the Record this week giving power over legal aid to lawyers would be like putting Homer Simpson in charge of the doughnut factory.Lawyers and the Law Society should be kept well away from SLAB.<br />I wonder who would be daft enough to believe those proposals for checks & accountability anyway.They've never held up before when it comes to the Law Society checking firm's accounts so why would anyone accept these assurances now ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20855066.post-67161358156273844892010-10-20T17:11:48.849+01:002010-10-20T17:11:48.849+01:00Oh dear.Sounds like the Herald were told a load of...Oh dear.Sounds like the Herald were told a load of porkies.Might explain why the Scotsman stayed away from it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20855066.post-25402920969615382262010-10-16T14:45:48.516+01:002010-10-16T14:45:48.516+01:00Lawyers want to regulate themselves and pay out th...Lawyers want to regulate themselves and pay out their own legal aid.How convenient!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com