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Law Society of Scotland's 'standards consultation' offers no expectation of improvements in service to clients
After bringing the Scottish legal profession into widely accepted disrepute & disrespect, the Law Society of Scotland has instituted another of it’s famous ‘talking shop projects… more »
A Diary of Injustice in Scotland
Law Society of Scotland's 'standards consultation' offers no expectation of improvements in service to clients
petercherbi wrote 6 days ago: After bringing the Scottish legal profession into widely accepted disrepute & disrespect, the La … more »
Rough Justice for clients as new complaints commission refuses to investigate cases mishandled by Law Society
petercherbi wrote 1 week ago: Amazingly or not, the work of watering down the intentions of the Legal Profession & Legal Aid A … more »
MacAskill struggles to hold back 'Tesco Law' as Law Society dithers on access to justice reforms
petercherbi wrote 3 weeks ago: The game is on … as they say, with the announcement yesterday in the Scottish Parliament from … more »
Law Society of Scotland's mismanagement of the legal profession has destroyed public confidence in lawyers
petercherbi wrote 3 weeks ago: What is the world coming to when a lawyer asks why lawyers get such a bad name ?. Does it go someth … more »
Insurance monopoly over Scots professions & public services prevents public's access to justice
petercherbi wrote 4 weeks ago: Why is it so difficult to sue a lawyer in Scotland many people ask ? Well it is difficult to sue a l … more »
Scots face wait on access to justice as lawyers, politicians go slow on legal market reforms
petercherbi wrote 1 month ago: The campaign to open the Scots legal services market scored another victory last Thursday at the Law … more »
Lockerbie ruling on disclosure may see Scots stripped of their lawyers in controversial court cases.
petercherbi wrote 1 month ago: Its not often I cover aspects of criminal law but the care of the Lockerbie bombing as it was held u … more »
Scots Law in the dock once more as Law Society AGM fails to deliver on public access to justice
petercherbi wrote 1 month ago: This Friday at the Sheraton Hotel in Edinburgh, the Law Society of Scotland will hold its annual con … more »
Law Society's proposals on legal services market overhaul spin wide of the mark on public interest
petercherbi wrote 1 month ago: In the latest salvo of publicity from the Law Society of Scotland fired in an attempt to sell the re … more »
Scots public get raw deal in legal services as paralegals fall under Law Society of Scotland's dishonest regulatory regime
petercherbi wrote 2 months ago: The Law Society has made a big song & dance this week about it’s registration scheme for P … more »
Law Society policy blunders on legal market reforms leave public in the cold, favouring control of regulation & access to justice
petercherbi wrote 2 months ago: The Law Society of Scotland on Thursday, published its paper on the ‘development’ of the … more »
Law chiefs & politicians who left Scots denied access to justice should move to heal legal system's sins of the past
petercherbi wrote 2 months ago: The ability to revisit a story these days is helped greatly by the use of technology, and as clips o … more »
Revelations in Court of Session appeal show Law Society & Fiscal deliberately failed to take witness affidavit and excluded crucial evidence from investigation
petercherbi wrote 3 months ago: Taking a long time, but about three years later, I finally have the Legal Services Ombudsman’s … more »
Swinney expenses circulated by aggrieved lawyers over parliamentary confrontation with resigning Law Society Chief
petercherbi wrote 3 months ago: The ‘hero’ of several campaigners for legal reform, John Swinney, who challenged the Law … more »
Judiciary & Courts Bill not worth the paper it's written on as Scottish Parliament hears judges ask for 'a measure of trust'
petercherbi wrote 3 months ago: The latest attempt at reforming Scotland’s judiciary has been described as ‘not worth th … more »
Funding argument over Scottish Legal Complaints Commission conceals lawyers interference in 'independent' complaints body
petercherbi wrote 3 months ago: While in-house lawyers such as those working for the notorious Government Legal Service for Scotland … more »
Scots judiciary want 'independence' from legislative reforms, public accountability as judges attack Judiciary & Courts Bill
petercherbi wrote 3 months ago: While to many, independence means a break from whatever foul acts or perceptions of wrongdoing, lack … more »
Access to justice failures show Legal Aid victory on mortgage rights case could still mean your money or your house
petercherbi wrote 3 months ago: A recent court victory in a case involving the use of the Mortgage Rights Act (Scotland) 2001 to cha … more »
Disparity in entry exams reveal Law Society preference of EU entrants over British lawyers in admissions to Scots legal profession
petercherbi wrote 4 months ago: Today, I am featuring an article which shows differences on admissions policy within the legal profe … more »
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