Blogs about: Crooked Lawyers

Payouts to clients of crooked lawyers or just a Law Society media campaign & PR stunt ?

petercherbi wrote 9 months ago: “Huge Payout” ???? it certainly is a misleading article in “The Scotsman” wh … more »

Tags: Law Society of Scotland, injustice,

Lawyers retreat on complaints changes as Law Society attempt more subtle control of 'closed shop' regulation

petercherbi wrote 3 days ago: After my earlier article featuring correspondence from the Scottish Consumer Council to the Law Soci … more »

Tags: Scots Law, Politics, Law, Law Society of Scotland, Scotland, Scottish Legal Complaints Commission, Justice, Self-regulation, Scottish Consumer Council

Law Society of Scotland to allow 'secret reports' from lawyers against clients amid prejudiced complaints handling reforms

petercherbi wrote 6 days ago: In an effort to regain some control over the expected uncontrollable rising numbers of complaints ag … more »

Tags: Access to Justice, Justice, Law, Law Society of Scotland, Politics, Scotland, Scots Law, scottish borders, Scottish Government

Law Society of Scotland's 'standards consultation' offers no expectation of improvements in service to clients

petercherbi wrote 3 weeks ago: After bringing the Scottish legal profession into widely accepted disrepute & disrespect, the La … more »

Tags: Scots Law, Politics, Law, Law Society of Scotland, Scotland, Access to Justice, Justice, Self-regulation, Scottish Parliament

Members interests show Scottish Legal Complaints Commission lacks intended independence from lawyers vested interests

petercherbi wrote 3 weeks ago: As the days count down to the first of October 2008, when the new Scottish Legal Complaints Commissi … more »

Tags: Justice, Law, Law Society of Scotland, Politics, Scotland, Scots Law, Scottish Government, Scottish Legal Complaints Commission, scottish national party

Rough Justice for clients as new complaints commission refuses to investigate cases mishandled by Law Society

petercherbi wrote 3 weeks ago: Amazingly or not, the work of watering down the intentions of the Legal Profession & Legal Aid A … more »

Tags: Scots Law, Politics, Law, Scottish Parliament, Law Society of Scotland, Scotland, Petition PE 1033, Access to Justice, Scottish Government

Law Society of Scotland's mismanagement of the legal profession has destroyed public confidence in lawyers

petercherbi wrote 1 month ago: What is the world coming to when a lawyer asks why lawyers get such a bad name ?. Does it go someth … more »

Tags: Access to Justice, alternative business structures, Compensation, Justice, Law, Law Society of Scotland, Petition PE 1033, Politics, Scotland

Insurance monopoly over Scots professions & public services prevents public's access to justice

petercherbi wrote 1 month ago: Why is it so difficult to sue a lawyer in Scotland many people ask ? Well it is difficult to sue a l … more »

Tags: Access to Justice, alternative business structures, Compensation, crooked accountants, John Swinney, Justice, Law, Law Society of Scotland, medical negligence

Scottish Legal Complaints Commission - protecting the public or protecting the legal profession ?

petercherbi wrote 1 month ago: I must confess I had no idea the ‘independent’ complaints body I helped create to invest … more »

Tags: Scots Law, Politics, Law, Law Society of Scotland, Scotland, Scottish Government, Scottish Legal Complaints Commission, Justice, Self-regulation

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 »

Tags: Scots Law, Politics, Negligence, Law, Law Society of Scotland, medical negligence, Scotland, Access to Justice, Compensation

Lack of protection for 'too trusting' elderly & incapacitated against those who take the most must be corrected in law

petercherbi wrote 3 months ago: Aside from the seemingly endless ranks of crooked professionals who take advantage of the elderly, i … more »

Tags: Scots Law, Politics, Law, Scottish Parliament, Scotland, Norman Howitt, scottish borders, Wills, Abuse

Funding argument over Scottish Legal Complaints Commission conceals lawyers interference in 'independent' complaints body

petercherbi wrote 4 months ago: While in-house lawyers such as those working for the notorious Government Legal Service for Scotland … more »

Tags: Scots Law, Politics, Law, Law Society of Scotland, Scotland, Access to Justice, Scottish Government, Scottish Legal Complaints Commission, access to legal services

Truth & reconciliation fails as MacAskill follows Law Society orders to Parliament on attempt to heal public confidence in legal profession

petercherbi wrote 4 months ago: There will be no ‘truth & reconciliation” between the public and the legal professio … more »

Tags: Access to Justice, Compensation, health, Law, Law Society of Scotland, Petition PE 1033, Politics, Scotland, Scots Law

Law Society's 'strategic change' fizzles out as protection of monopoly on access to legal services takes priority

petercherbi wrote 5 months ago: Law Society Chief Douglas Mill’s latest creation of ’strategic change’, along with … more »

Tags: Scots Law, Politics, Law, Scottish Parliament, Law Society of Scotland, Scotland, Paralegals, access to legal services, John Swinney

Law Society of Scotland - disinformation, censorship & intimidation of critics & clients preferred to respecting public interest

petercherbi wrote 5 months ago: Sometimes, campaigns to change the law on important issues - such as the law itself, result in a gre … more »

Tags: Scots Law, Politics, Law, Law Society of Scotland, Douglas Mill, Scottish Parliament, censorship, John Swinney, SNP

Lawyers negligence insurance branded corrupt, anti-consumer as evidence reveals only one per cent of clients get chance of payout

petercherbi wrote 6 months ago: Imagine your house has just been storm damaged. You have insurance so you call the insurers, inform … more »

Tags: Scots Law, Politics, Law, Law Society of Scotland, Douglas Mill, Negligence, Marsh UK, John Swinney, SNP

Justice Secretary MacAskill insists on second class legal system for Scotland as England names & shames crooked lawyers3 comments

petercherbi wrote 6 months ago: There are around 10,000 solicitors in Scotland as many of you well know, and all of those solicitors … more »

Tags: Law, Politics, Scots Law, complaints against lawyers, John Swinney, Kenny MacAskill, Law Society of Scotland, Scottish Government, SNP

Law Society of Scotland 'obstacle to change' as solicitors & clients hope for better relationship & trustworthy legal services

petercherbi wrote 7 months ago: There is no doubt that solicitors & clients alike, can do without the Law Society of Scotland - … more »

Tags: Scots Law, Politics, Law, Law Society of Scotland, Douglas Mill, Scottish Parliament, access to legal services, SNP, Kenny MacAskill

Lawyer who took on Law Society for clients ended up as dishonest as those he challenged

petercherbi wrote 8 months ago: One of the more difficult articles for me to write, as this relates to a lawyer, Michael G Robson, w … more »

Tags: Negligence, Law Society of Scotland, Borders General Hospital, medical negligence, Michael Robson, SSDT, Stroke, Court of Session, Fleming & Reid


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