Thursday, April 22, 2010

Scots solicitors threaten to quit Law Society of Scotland over ‘Tesco law’ proposals, the public don't care if they do















Dear All

The legal profession doesn’t have many admirers among the public.

Have a look at this website and you can see why.

http://www.sacl.info/

There is law reform on the horizon with the advent of what some describe as ‘Tesco Law’.

Tesco Law will allow supermarkets and other commercial organisations to provide legal services.

This isn’t a bad thing as the Scottish Legal System effectively operates like a cartel with self regulation.

Lawyers policing other Lawyers, it doesn’t work.

Now, hundreds of Lawyers are threatening to quit the profession’s governing body after they voted against the ‘Tesco law’ at a special meeting in Edinburgh.

The people against the plan have formed a coalition called Justice for Scotland urging people to oppose the plans.

But I cannot see how allowing a cartel to operate benefits anyone.

An argument expressed was that the integrity of lawyers could be seen as being compromised by using outside investors.

The issue of organised criminals and drug barons going to “buy” solicitors is also mooted but this is a red herring.

And complete nonsense.

Law reform is long overdue and necessary.

Yours sincerely

George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University

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