the times london
tommy
Scotland the not so brave
THERE is none so canny as a canny Scottish lawyer. So that must
explain why Tommy Butler, a Glaswegian businessman, was unable to find
a single law firm north of the border ready to act for him —
despite approaching a hundred or more — when he was sued by the
Law Society of Scotland in connection with use of a website address.
In the end Mr Butler was compelled to face the prospect of the road to
England to find a legal champion. He arrived at the doors of the City
firm Sprecher Grier Halberstam, where they were delighted to take his
case.
“It is poor that he has had to find lawyers in another country
because Scottish lawyers felt that they could not represent someone
being sued by what is effectively their own trade union,” said
Joanne Brook, who is running the case.
We shall follow developments with interest but, on the face of it, the
Scottish profession appears to need more than a sporran to cover its
shame.
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Don
wrote:
>We shall follow developments with interest but, on the face of it, the
>Scottish profession appears to need more than a sporran to cover its
>shame.
A million sporrans wouldn't cover that lot - bent as a 9-bob note, the
whole legal system in Scotland. They go through the motions, but it's
not about law or justice, it's about money, just as it's always been.
Don