Blogs about: Alternative Business Structures
Featured Blog
Holyrood’s Justice Committee hears of doubts & criticisms from Law Professor & Faculty of Advocates on Legal Services Bill reforms
Holyrood’s Justice Committee continues to hear evidence from legal profession luminaries. REGULATION OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION was further discussed at the Scottish Parliament’s hearings in to the Legal… more →
A Diary of Injustice in Scotland
Holyrood’s Justice Committee hears of doubts & criticisms from Law Professor & Faculty of Advocates on Legal Services Bill reforms
petercherbi wrote 6 days ago: Holyrood’s Justice Committee continues to hear evidence from legal profession luminaries. REGULATION … more →
OFT & Which? call for independent regulation of lawyers as Justice Committee hears evidence on Legal Services Bill
petercherbi wrote 1 week ago: Holyrood’s Justice Committee heard regulation must be taken away from the Law Society of Scotland. T … more →
Consumer fears as Law Society pleads to Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee for more ‘closed shop regulation’ of legal services in Scotland
petercherbi wrote 1 week ago: Scottish Parliament will hear pleas from lawyer to continue regulating themselves. THE JUSTICE COMMI … more →
Legal Services Bill submissions published by Scottish Parliament – add yours before 18th December 2009 to help protect Scots access to justice
petercherbi wrote 2 weeks ago: Holyrood’s Justice Committee publishes submissions on Legal Services Bill. REFORM OF LEGAL SERVICES … more →
Holyrood’s Justice Committee calls on public to submit experiences on using & improving Scotland’s legal services market
petercherbi wrote 2 months ago: Scottish Parliament calls for evidence on public use of courts & legal services. If you have use … more →
Legal Services Bill promises nightmare complaints scenario for consumers as Law Society campaigns to control regulation over ‘Tesco Law’ reforms
petercherbi wrote 2 months ago: Holyrood’s Justice Committee will consider MacAskill’s Legal Services bill as arguments … more →
Can social media save solicitors?
— 1 comment
michaelscutt wrote 3 months ago: In my last post on this topic I argued that the introduction of Alternative Business Structures (ABS … more →
Consumers & Government insiders brand Law Society ‘too crooked’ to regulate ‘Tesco Law’ expansion of legal services in Scotland
petercherbi wrote 3 months ago: Law Society of Scotland branded too corrupt to regulate new legal services in Scotland. The Law Soci … more →
What way forward for Solicitors?
michaelscutt wrote 3 months ago: Last week I gave a talk to solicitors and practice managers at a workshop addressing the issues aris … more →
Scottish Government's Legal Services Bill 'must do more' to break Law Society's grip on legal marketplace & give public wider choice over access to justice
petercherbi wrote 3 months ago: Scottish Government announces Legal Services Bill but will it actually help consumers ? Scotland … more →
Lawyers fraudulent fee demands must be curbed by independent fee watchdog as culture of greed prohibits public access to justice
petercherbi wrote 7 months ago: Law Society of Scotland does little against fee fraud complaints.With the ongoing revelations from W … more →
Lord Gill : 'Victorian' justice system fails public as soaring injustice & poor legal services undermine credibility of Scots law.
petercherbi wrote 7 months ago: Lord Justice Clerk Lord Gill. Scotland’s Lord Justice Clerk Lord Gill, in his speech to the re … more →
Law Society's 60th year conference reinforces belief that lawyers hold over public interest legal reforms must be broken
petercherbi wrote 7 months ago: Law Society in its 60th year of ruining client-solicitor relations. SIXTY YEARS on from its formatio … more →
Scottish Government's protection for lawyers business monopoly wins, as 'bullied' Holyrood delays access to justice reforms until 2014
— 2 comments
petercherbi wrote 10 months ago: Kenny MacAskill vowed to protect lawyers. Greedy lawyers celebrated last night as the Scottish Parli … more →
Scots must make nation’s voice heard on MacAskill’s ‘access to justice’ consultation, ensuring consumers champion over lawyers vested interests
petercherbi wrote 10 months ago: While it looks increasingly like the legal profession have decided to stuff the Scottish Government … more →
Scottish Government set to defy OFT over lawyers self regulation in legal services consultation as MacAskill demands Law Society powers 'be protected'
petercherbi wrote 10 months ago: Much like demanding there should be no inquiry into the worldwide banking collapse, Scotland’s … more →
Influencing Justice reforms in Scotland worth ‘price of a mortgage allowance’ as MacAskill's ministerial aide gets £688 a month to fund capital flat
petercherbi wrote 11 months ago: Nigel Don MSP, who is a Ministerial aide to Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill, and also sits on Holy … more →
Lawyers monopoly on legal services set to last until 2011 as MacAskill's 'dithering consultation' delays wider access to justice for Scots
petercherbi wrote 11 months ago: Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill today announced the long awaited ‘consultation pape … more →
Scotsman Legal Debate : Complaints chief ‘left speechless’ over file shredding claims as solicitors struggle to regain public confidence
petercherbi wrote 1 year ago: On Monday of this week, the Scotsman held a live legal ‘debate’ on the future of the leg … more →
