Not there yet - but a few more - Updated November 2006
New! Website - www.echr-action.co.uk - Human Rights - New!
A few new ones too ... new contacts ... new pages
Dr. Rita Pal - (one could say a LOT here) - http://ritapal.com
Families and more .... http://www.troublesover.co.uk
;-) Colin - http://www.mcp-law.org/ and http://www.mcp-law.org/page12.html :-)
http://divorce-solicitor-trap.co.uk/
I am leaving the majority of my old links on the main page and the tiny weenie bit I did before at the bottom...
Going Great Guns... In the mean time try Rick's site if you are looking for a solicitor (or to warn the world about an awful one) http://www.solicitorsfromhell.co.uk/ ... not to be confused with Brian's original http://www.solicitorsfromhell.com - I like the style and giving NAMES to the enemy. It seems hell is a lasting theme associated with solicitors. More listed every day ;-)
For my money Paul's http://www.unjustis.co.uk/News/NewsRoundup_2005.htm is an excellent and worthwhile publication. Just a few of the older sites still worth a special mention.
No, I'm still not properly organised - efforts are (were) going into the Legal eXchange www.legalxchange.co.uk which (I hopeed) will (would) launch in pilot form very soon. Something you can participate in - please keep an eye out. Still not there - Nov. 2006 - keep checking :-) ... sorry.
Protest sites are a growing phenomenon. All have their own styles but one thing is certain - all those who take the trouble to create them really believe that things need to change and all are disgusted and cannot accept that there is NOTHING we can do...
The following links are lifted directly from Colin's web site (with permission). Colin's style is very 21st Century - children cover your eyes or we'll be hearing .... "Dad, what's that place?" "It's a solicitor's office, son." "Do Tossers live there?" "Yes son. Who told YOU?"
Colin certainly works hard and has collected MANY links...
The contents of this page have been taken from: - http://www.sir-ian-blair.co.uk/page7.html
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/cash/story/0,6903,1328964,00.html
“The Law Society's less-than-heroic track-record on complaints has dogged the
profession for years. In fact, it could well be its undoing. Sir David Clementi,
former deputy governor of the Bank of England, is conducting a review of
regulation of the legal profession which reports in December. Which?, the
consumers' association, reckons the profession's inability to deal with unhappy
clients is 'the greatest threat to self-regulation'.”
AND NOT BEFORE TIME . . . Let’s
hope we can rid ourselves of these dishonourable people.
http://www.perceptions.couk.com/laworjustice.html#well
“Are corrupt / pervert males appointed as judges, magistrates and
police-chiefs?
" We think the evidence says so "
A great site with hundreds of actual examples and
argument.
http://www.tribweb.co.uk/milligan28112003.htm
Lawyers have been a law unto themselves for too long. Duncan Milligan advocates
a speedy reform of the legal profession. MPs described this as deceitful and
dishonest and are calling on the Law Society to ask the lawyers to repay the
money in full. Unfortunately, the Law Society will probably do what it always
does: nothing.
http://www.human-rights.demon.co.uk/
Welcome to the Human-Rights
web site. THE independent group of public spirited citizens whose aim is none
other than to expose the established practices many fall victim to within the
United Kingdom.
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/historic/justice1/reports-02/j1r02-12-02.htm
This has led the Ombudsman to "question seriously" whether the Society
balances correctly the interests of the profession and the interests of the
public.12
They’ve got there same problem in Scotland. . . . . And
they are always complaining they don’t get the same service we do in England?
And in Ireland . . . . . . .
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2091-1632764,00.html
O’Sullivan, who does not admit distributing the leaflets, said he initially
set up the Irish website because he “couldn’t get anywhere with the legal
system”. “The way people know each other in the legal profession seems to me
to be the biggest problem,” he said.
http://www.derbygripe.co.uk/law.htm
. . . . By Martin Mitchell
LAW SOCIETY GRAVY TRAIN HITS THE BUFFERS AT FULL SPEED
A great site well worth a visit . . .lots of other stuff
too about Derby Council
http://www.olso.org.uk/
This Web Site is being established to warn people that if they make a complaint
to the Law Society about a Solicitor's poor service and incompetency the chances
of getting a proper or fair resolution to your complaint is probably about NIL.
What you will find is that instead of trying to find any positives in your
complaint they will do their very best to make every possible excuse under the
sun so that the solicitor will be found not guilty of doing anything wrong.
How can I improve on that?
You cant
get into this site probably for legal reasons?
Book THE MOST CORRUPT BRITISH JUDGES: Dr A Adoko Dr Adoko
won a landmark case against the law society for racial discrimination but costs
over £14,000 were awarded against him by judges. He was obliged to write this
book which indicates the judiciary`s bias for British authorities against the
... http://www.corruptjudges.co.uk/
But you
can get an explanation here.
http://www.elc.org.uk/papers/2000Adoko.doc
http://www.scottishlawyerwatch.org/
Of all the professions that have evolved in our society, none have ever come
close to matching the legal profession for downright deceit and dishonesty. The
legal profession is immutable, intransigent, self-protective, unaccountable,
incompetent and corrupt.
THIS IS A FABULOUS SITE . SO PROFESSIONAL . WE NEED AN
EQUIVALENT HERE . . IT NAMES AND SHAMES (you’d like to think so . . but some
are so thick skinned) THEM ALL . . WONDERFUL STUFF.
http://www.sfo.gov.uk/news/prout/pr_131.asp?id=131
Five persons have been charged in connection with an alleged investment fraud
perpetrated through three solicitors' firms. The defendants are:
Peter Edmund Barnett, solicitor (resident of Bishops Stortford) formerly of
Rhodes Barlow, Hertfordshire.
Michael Wilson-Smith* (Haywards Heath) formerly of Wilson-Smith & Co.,
London
(* Wilson-Smith and Ruparelia are former solicitors)
Martin Tobias-Gibbins (Berkhamstead), a former client
Imdad Ullah (London ), a former client
http://www.ingramwintergreen.co.uk
What is not in doubt is the incompetence of Ingram Winter Green solicitors, and
Daniel Ginsbury in particular in not being able to solve this problem.. . . . .
me. . . . . the only solution they have come up with so far is bar their fax
machine to my own, then hide behind the sofa and hope it will all go away. These
are the people who sell the service of protecting others at exorbitant cost. Yet
they can’t even protect themselves as these sites verify.
One of my own sites . . where all the sensible letters
are, that IWG will not reply to.
http://www.dennissmatthews.co.uk
I have now asked you THREE TIMES . . . . “Did you or did you not conspire with
your client S J Patel of 2 Wickham Avenue, Shirley and with Ingram Winter Green
Solicitors Islington, to LIE to me in order to defraud me of my considerable
claims against the freeholder of the above address? Are there any words you do
not understand?
Another ofmy own sites . . where all the sensible letters
are, that Denniss Matthews will not reply to.
http://www.legalbullies.co.uk/
In their "extreme defence" first of all their Council Catriona
"Merciless when necessary". Duthie,
St Johns Chambers, Bristol tried lying to the Judge regarding
that damning "heading" on their original estimate (the heading that
stated they had included costs which were NOT my responsibility and which they
had refused to explain to the Law Society or the Judge). However, they didn't
push this too far because the Judge said he was tempted to ask for a transcript.
If he had done so I'm sure Catriona Duthie would have weaseled out of it by
claiming that her memory was at fault. Yeah, Right! It's STILL a misleading lie
as far as I'm concerned... it WAS untrue... and she IS on record... trying to
mislead a Judge in a family case. Umm, a bit "extreme" when all I
wanted was a detailed bill? There is MORE...
A Rant about a firm of Solicitors . . .FDC Law, (Faulkner,
Daniel & Cruttwell Solicitors) Norton House, High Street, Midsomer Norton,
BA3 2DF - and Patricia Wayman Senior Ptnr, in particular.
This firm also has offices in Frome and Paulton. . . LOADS to see . . lots of
interesting links . . . and a whole section about Fathers . . could do with
linking up to parents
4 protest.
http://www.standyourground.co.uk/
Certain business people, their accountants, solicitors and bank managers have
been together in a 'ring' for some thirty years in driving people out of
business and picking up their business premises, homes, farms, plots of land etc
way beneath market value, financed by amongst other things black market and
drugs money. Originally it was thought the area was around Aberystwyth, Mid
Wales but it quickly became apparent that these scams are widespread throughout
the country.
Started off as a local RANT but soon spread out.
http://www.roughjustice.org.uk/
The purpose of this website, is to give information based on my own experiences
in using solicitors, ombudsmen, the Law Society, (the Office for the Supervision
of Solicitors). This experience, gained from bitter and hard lessons in dealing
with people who you might think were on the side of justice, especially the Law
Society, hopefully will forewarn you, and make you more able to seek justice in
a prepared manner. . . .Can’t say fairer than that.
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/scandals/
While most of the cases in these pages involve real or suspected criminal
activity a few are included simply because the scale of the incompetence or
greed makes them scandalous.
Self explanatory.
http://members.aol.com/lawawful/
Theoretically it is an independent body but the Law Society has removed the
previous director and taken direct control. Its inefficiency is so great that
the present Lord Chancellor gave the OSS until the end of the year 2000 to put
its house in order.
Less of a RANT . . but plenty of facts.
http://www.law-society.co.uk/
If the complaints system was run by an independent and impartial body many more
solicitors would be found to be incompetent and have given poor service. The Law
Society does not want to happen as it is not in their interest, and thus it
controls the complaints procedures itself ,ensuring that the decisions lack what
the man on the street would call logic and fairness.
This is still my favourite site . . And closest to my
heart . . It takes on The Corrupt Law Society going straight for the jugular.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3340901.stm
Even when they are caught they are let off.
http://www.ingramwintergreen.org/
why the malevolent disparagement herein? . . . . Ingram Winter green not only
have the problem of what to do about these sites as far as the general public,
who search on their name . . . but sometimes more importantly what to say to
their’ peers about why they are not doing anything about it. . . I want my
readers to be in absolutely no doubt just how much of a problem this is . . . .
and hence my excruciating letters . . .I WANT TO DEMONSTRATE BY INFERENCE, THAT
BEYOND ANY REASONABLE DOUBT INGRAM WINTER GREEN WILL NOT GO TO COURT to prevent
me doing this because they know that they lied and dare not admit it in court.
Ingram Winter Green deserve this excruciating disdain.
Yet another of my own sites . . this site is not for the
sensitive who don’t know what a Wanker is.
http://www.bentjudgejamesgoss.co.uk/
DAVID BLUNKETT AND YVETTE COOPER KNOW ALL! They covered up and kept the lid on
Pandora’s Box of undeniable premeditated judicial corruption!! Also included
in this DOCUMENTED PROOF, he has deliberately lied!
Mans got a beef. . .
http://www.freeclaim.co.uk/nnews_story6.htm
Solicitors' commercial arrangements with claims management companies undermine
their duty to the client, says John Barstow. SOLICITORS ARE seen as “arrogant,
slow and crooked” according to an article in the Guardian on 26 August 2002
reporting the ICM Poll commissioned by the RAC.
http://www.unjustis.co.uk/News/News.htm#Special
The Law Society in England and Wales appears to have abandoned all pretence of
maintaining any decent standards at all. For those of you with an interest in
this matter, you might consider how another solicitor who was struck off for
lying to clients and stealing their money has been recently restored to the
Roll.
Fathers etc...
I hope the following links may be useful to someone. This is certainly not exhaustive but please read the notes below.
http://www.mensaid.com - forums, news, advice and more. Now a registered charity - formerly UK Fathers - Their very useful "Megaphones" are restored http://www.mensaid.com/megaphone/index.htm
http://www.fathers-4-justice.org/ - one of their many, many sites - try a search. I doubt these people need an introduction.
http://www.courtservice.gov.uk/View.do?id=2466 - I came across this judgment when searching the Court Services website. It is clearly very sad and I feel that more judges should speak out. They should be critical of the law. They should also be far more critical of mal-practicing legal "professionals" than they currently are.
It is impossible to research "injustice", "solicitor complaints" or "family law" without turning up some really serious, often heart-rending, cases and issues. It is plain that there are inherent injustices in the substantive law and the way many judges view matters in family cases. The complete lack of regulation of the so-called "professionals" who deal with these cases must be even more infuriating, exasperating and soul-destroying for many, many other people.
I am thankful that I have NOT had to become an "expert" in such injustices but I am certainly more aware and more concerned than I was. This website itself may be of little use to such people. Indeed, my own problems may seem trivial. On the other hand, we have some common ground and who can really tell the true "cause and effect"? What will strike a note with any given reader pursuing their own problems? One example - shortly after I contacted my MP (Dan Norris) regarding my complaints with FDC Law and the OSS he made the news -
One Other From the Post-Bag
http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200405/cmhansrd/cm050321/debtext/50321-34.htm
From someone who has suffered appallingly at the hands of a solicitor and the Law Society.
also http://www.geocities.com/profrogues/injustice ... another
Please do let me know if you have any more links that belong under this or any related heading.
Two more arrived in today's mail-bag (08/06/2008) under the title "Name & Shame websites":-
Two new websites to add to your links page