tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12900311.post114168849510212349..comments2024-03-28T05:06:03.458+00:00Comments on Diary of a Criminal Solicitor: Just Make It UpGavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500048413933214232noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12900311.post-1142711726777805372006-03-18T19:55:00.000+00:002006-03-18T19:55:00.000+00:00That's terrifying. Why did I ever think that magi...That's terrifying. Why did I ever think that magistrates would be rational?<BR/><BR/>Last year our Freeholder took us Leaseholders to the LVT (he lost 90 per cent of his application, by the way). Part of what we were resisting was the terrorism insurance; at the end of the preliminary meeting the chairman said with great assurance that residential property should have terrorism insurance in case would-be bombers moved in next door and blew themselves up by mistake (this happened in Madrid). But that scenario is not an insured risk ...indigohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016153810542371398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12900311.post-1142438998952593832006-03-15T16:09:00.000+00:002006-03-15T16:09:00.000+00:00Similar thing! Client pleaded guilty to handling a...Similar thing! Client pleaded guilty to handling a stolen caravan and transit van value £12,000 with previous for same. In deciding to adjourn for all options reps chairwoman stated that they considered it serious because he was profiteering from his activities despite being told by CPS that he had kept both vehicles for two years and used them daily in his business. I pressed them as to why they thought he was profiteering, she said because they had come to the conclusion that he was going to sell them on despite nobody ever raising that point!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12900311.post-1142288284919336022006-03-13T22:18:00.000+00:002006-03-13T22:18:00.000+00:00Failing to stop? Bah, eat him alive in that case. ...Failing to stop? Bah, eat him alive in that case. I felt for him up to that point!!PC Disillusionedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10896646624884162520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12900311.post-1142016560463505232006-03-10T18:49:00.000+00:002006-03-10T18:49:00.000+00:00Failing to stop was another offence thrown in to t...Failing to stop was another offence thrown in to the mix. Sorry, I should have mentioned that!Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08500048413933214232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12900311.post-1141989560743745892006-03-10T11:19:00.000+00:002006-03-10T11:19:00.000+00:00Why did they adjourn for sentence in a Due Care?Why did they adjourn for sentence in a Due Care?Bystander https://www.blogger.com/profile/10211688955428527960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12900311.post-1141734833019461962006-03-07T12:33:00.000+00:002006-03-07T12:33:00.000+00:00That's the problem of having lay people doing a jo...That's the problem of having lay people doing a job that they have minimal training for. There are some great Magistrates but if they wanted to be in judgement why didn't they just get on and become a Judge ... <BR/><BR/>Archbold, the catAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com