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Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims 20:57 - Apr 24 with 3135 viewsdanehoop

Post from the BBC about what appears to be some very dodgy dealings by this law firm which falsely accused British soldiers being ambushed in Iraq of torturing and mutilating civilians. But neglected to mention that the claimants were in fact members of a murderous Iranian backed militia who carried out the ambush in the first place.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39696160

[Post edited 17 Feb 2019 20:52]

Never knowingly understood

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Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 22:18 - Apr 24 with 3055 viewsBromleyHoop

Some people in that firm need to do time for what they've done. Taking public money to investigate soldiers when they knew their complainants were members of a violent militia and to withhold the fact they knew their complainants were murderers is, at very least, fraud in my book.

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Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 23:37 - Apr 24 with 2997 viewssmegma

Piers Morgan reckons they've done nothing wrong.


The biggest crime here is how much lawyers charge for their services. £9.5m for one Chambers??? Scandalous. And that's tax payers money.
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Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 01:37 - Apr 25 with 2958 viewsbob566

No different to taking on a murders, paedo or rape case
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Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 08:38 - Apr 25 with 2867 viewsToast_R

Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 23:37 - Apr 24 by smegma

Piers Morgan reckons they've done nothing wrong.


The biggest crime here is how much lawyers charge for their services. £9.5m for one Chambers??? Scandalous. And that's tax payers money.


About right. Most MP's have a legal background (Lawyers and barristers) it's all part of the game for them. Easy income, keep themselves in power, untouchable - repeat.
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Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 09:14 - Apr 25 with 2836 viewsBromleyHoop

Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 01:37 - Apr 25 by bob566

No different to taking on a murders, paedo or rape case


I've seen some stupid things written on this message board but this is possibly the stupidest.

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Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 13:10 - Apr 25 with 2764 viewsTGRRRSSS

Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 01:37 - Apr 25 by bob566

No different to taking on a murders, paedo or rape case


Yes it is in the type you mention they get arrested by Police, charged by CPS and sent to crown court etc.

This is a fishing exercise motivated purely by greed.

You have a right to legal help when your liberty is threatened as it would be in any of those cases you mention, so there are people and companies that undertake this work.

Not the same at all.
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Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 13:21 - Apr 25 with 2754 viewsbob566

Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 09:14 - Apr 25 by BromleyHoop

I've seen some stupid things written on this message board but this is possibly the stupidest.


I'm just saying that defense lawyers in my opinion have no morals whatsoever. They'd defend a paedophile even if the evidence was stacked against them. The big money is earned by defense lawyers though. little money in prosecution.
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Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 13:31 - Apr 25 with 2739 viewsBromleyHoop

Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 13:21 - Apr 25 by bob566

I'm just saying that defense lawyers in my opinion have no morals whatsoever. They'd defend a paedophile even if the evidence was stacked against them. The big money is earned by defense lawyers though. little money in prosecution.


Let's hope you are never falsely accused of rape then eh?

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Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 13:47 - Apr 25 with 2719 viewsbob566

Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 13:31 - Apr 25 by BromleyHoop

Let's hope you are never falsely accused of rape then eh?


I'm talking about the lawyers that can walk away from cases where the evidence is stacked against their client. Would you defend Gary Glitter? Would you have defended OJ?

What about Fred West or your man with the bunker in Austria or wherever it was. I'm talking about those type of cases. You've got to be a scumbag money grabbing sleazebag to defend those types of people.

I'll concede the rape point to you. There are a lot of false rape claims. You know the point I'm trying to make though.

I know that everybody is entitled to a trial and fair hearing but I couldn't take say Gary Glitters money to do it on his behalf.
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Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 13:59 - Apr 25 with 2695 viewssmegma

Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 13:21 - Apr 25 by bob566

I'm just saying that defense lawyers in my opinion have no morals whatsoever. They'd defend a paedophile even if the evidence was stacked against them. The big money is earned by defense lawyers though. little money in prosecution.


Do you not understand the law in this country?? Everyone has the right to be defended in court irrespective of what they've been accused of.
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Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 14:42 - Apr 25 with 2675 viewsbob566

Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 13:59 - Apr 25 by smegma

Do you not understand the law in this country?? Everyone has the right to be defended in court irrespective of what they've been accused of.


of course I understand it. All I'm saying is that I would struggle to be a defense lawyer morally. I couldn't do it. It takes a certain type of person to go up and defend a gangland murderer. That's just my moral compass.

I wouldn't like to put peter Sutcliff back on the streets. If I got him off on a technicality or whatever I would find it hard to sleep at night. That's all im saying.

I'm not arguing that everybody has a right to defend themselves. Of course they do.
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Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 15:19 - Apr 25 with 2661 viewsPhildo

Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 14:42 - Apr 25 by bob566

of course I understand it. All I'm saying is that I would struggle to be a defense lawyer morally. I couldn't do it. It takes a certain type of person to go up and defend a gangland murderer. That's just my moral compass.

I wouldn't like to put peter Sutcliff back on the streets. If I got him off on a technicality or whatever I would find it hard to sleep at night. That's all im saying.

I'm not arguing that everybody has a right to defend themselves. Of course they do.


The state arrests you and threatens to take away your liberty. It has to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt (ie to a point of certainty) before 12 of your peers.

You in turn are allowed a lawyer to argue your rebuttal. All the lawyer can do is put forward your arguments. If you tell that lawyer you are guilty but wish to plead not guilty they will resign from your case as a point of professional principle. If you plead guilty they will try and argue the case for them to mitigate your punishment. Whats wrong with that?

The crown will also have a lawyer of similar stature.

Many barristers who work in crown court advocacy accept both prosecution and defense cases.

I personally am very glad to live in a system like this- Juries go back to Anglo-Saxon times.
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Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 16:39 - Apr 25 with 2609 viewsbob566

Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 15:19 - Apr 25 by Phildo

The state arrests you and threatens to take away your liberty. It has to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt (ie to a point of certainty) before 12 of your peers.

You in turn are allowed a lawyer to argue your rebuttal. All the lawyer can do is put forward your arguments. If you tell that lawyer you are guilty but wish to plead not guilty they will resign from your case as a point of professional principle. If you plead guilty they will try and argue the case for them to mitigate your punishment. Whats wrong with that?

The crown will also have a lawyer of similar stature.

Many barristers who work in crown court advocacy accept both prosecution and defense cases.

I personally am very glad to live in a system like this- Juries go back to Anglo-Saxon times.


again not arguing with any of that. I'm just saying that ME personally I would struggle to be a defense lawyer. Lad I worked with his dad was a defence lawyer over in Ireland. He was getting lads acquitted of murder charges even though he knew they did it. He went home to his beautiful house with his beautiful shower that had floor mounted driers that turned on when you walked out of the shower. No towel drying for him. He got countless murderers, paedos off charges because he found technicalities with the case or whatever it was he did. That in turn paid for the lavish lifestyle. I'm just saying that's not for me. They're the people who earn the top dollar though so each to their own.
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Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 16:49 - Apr 25 with 2589 viewsPhildo

Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 16:39 - Apr 25 by bob566

again not arguing with any of that. I'm just saying that ME personally I would struggle to be a defense lawyer. Lad I worked with his dad was a defence lawyer over in Ireland. He was getting lads acquitted of murder charges even though he knew they did it. He went home to his beautiful house with his beautiful shower that had floor mounted driers that turned on when you walked out of the shower. No towel drying for him. He got countless murderers, paedos off charges because he found technicalities with the case or whatever it was he did. That in turn paid for the lavish lifestyle. I'm just saying that's not for me. They're the people who earn the top dollar though so each to their own.


A criminal solicitor who has done years at college and has a lot of debt does well now to earn 30k. If they choose to follow a different path (say corporate) the would probably earn three times that within a year or two of qualification. English law is very flexible and Judges do not tend to dismiss offenders - particularly serious ones- on technicalities.

Just out of interest do you think doctors who treat say a terrorist are scumbags as well?

But as you say some bloke in Ireland gets his gonads blow dried so hey ho,
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Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 16:59 - Apr 25 with 2573 viewsbob566

Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 16:49 - Apr 25 by Phildo

A criminal solicitor who has done years at college and has a lot of debt does well now to earn 30k. If they choose to follow a different path (say corporate) the would probably earn three times that within a year or two of qualification. English law is very flexible and Judges do not tend to dismiss offenders - particularly serious ones- on technicalities.

Just out of interest do you think doctors who treat say a terrorist are scumbags as well?

But as you say some bloke in Ireland gets his gonads blow dried so hey ho,


No. They're following their Hippocratic oath. I'm not arguing any of this Phildo. All I was saying was I couldn't choose the path of a defence lawyer for me. I'm going to leave it at that as I've pointed out we need defence lawyers. I agree with the judicial system. I was only saying I couldn't do the job. That's all.
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Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 17:11 - Apr 25 with 2527 viewsPhildo

Leigh Day lawyers accused of misconduct over Iraq claims on 16:59 - Apr 25 by bob566

No. They're following their Hippocratic oath. I'm not arguing any of this Phildo. All I was saying was I couldn't choose the path of a defence lawyer for me. I'm going to leave it at that as I've pointed out we need defence lawyers. I agree with the judicial system. I was only saying I couldn't do the job. That's all.


No you said:

'You've got to be a scumbag money grabbing sleazebag to defend those types of people.'

and

'I'm just saying that defense lawyers in my opinion have no morals whatsoever. '

and

'They'd defend a paedophile even if the evidence was stacked against them. '

and

'The big money is earned by defense lawyers though.'

...and back to the original point the action being taken against Leigh Day is by the SRA - the professions own regulator. If they have done wrong criminal proceedings will follow that.
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