who you referring to here ? i missed this
Sheridans to face perjury trial
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who you referring to here ? i missed this
Fedayn
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Not difficult to find out, if you thionk Cluedo.
Fullyplumped
in a personal capacity
Tommy Sheridan is facing an extremely serious indictment. He is entitled to a fair trial and in Donald Findlay QC he will benefit from the services of one of the most effective criminal defence advocates in the land.
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Tommy Sheridan is facing an extremely serious indictment. He is entitled to a fair trial and in Donald Findlay QC he will benefit from the services of one of the most effective criminal defence advocates in the land.
laughable.
Fedayn
Well-Known Member
Tommy Sheridan is facing an extremely serious indictment. He is entitled to a fair trial and in Donald Findlay QC he will benefit from the services of one of the most effective criminal defence advocates in the land.
Cynic
Fedayn
Well-Known Member
In what way laughable?
Fullyplumped
in a personal capacity
Defendant-Who is my QC
Court officer-Donald Findlay
Defendant-f**k that can i change my plea to guilty to save a bit of time
Fedayn
Well-Known Member
As much as I loathe Findlays unionist reacftionary politics I do admire his commitment to the law and the right of everyone to a good defence. A contradictory character or perhaps an intelligent bigot?
vanity imo.
i think i got the wrong end of the stick above btw, did TS choose and pay for DF or was he assigned to him ?
Fedayn
Well-Known Member
I dunno how it works to be honest.
Fullyplumped
in a personal capacity
In general your solicitor appoints counsel. Mr Sheridan's solicitor, Aamer Anwar, engaged Mr Findlay to act for Mr Sheridan and Paul McBride QC to represent Mrs Sheridan.
Fedayn
Well-Known Member
Thought so, it was on the cards months ago when various papers published a story showing how Findlay had already been approached if there was to be a trial.
Fullyplumped
in a personal capacity
I do. So, probably, do you. They think the legal costs will come to £20m.
papertalk surely ?
Fullyplumped
in a personal capacity
Both he and Mrs Sheridan, along with the other accused, will almost certainly get full Criminal Legal Aid. Details are available here on the Scottish Legal Aid Board website.
Fedayn
Well-Known Member
Well if they're entitled to it they should receive it.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
Not only should they receive it but the laws should be rewritten so that newspapers cannot abuse the libel laws in the first place. And then bug people (royalty, Sheridan's car...so on) one law for the rich, obviously.
Fed...gotta say you're coming across as a bit of a bigot (unless you can clarify that). Comments like that can pretty much only be taken one way. Findlay takes the highest profile cases, end of.
you've edited the clarification out.
Fedayn
Well-Known Member
Care to point out where i'm in any way a bigot? It was a Rangers supporting workmate who used the espression, it's nothing to do with bigotry, but you carry on with your accusations why don't you. As has been pointed out, if your lawyers Findlay plead guilty and save the time.
chico enrico
No hair shows you care.
i should imagine Donald "All together now - Sure I am an Ulster Orangeman, From Erin's Isle I came" Finlay would be happy to take on a case like Sheridan's for the publicity. I understand that's how it works in high profile cases.
One thing not to forget is the esteem he is held in in Scotland, especially by women. He was basically the poster boy for the anti-poll tax campaign and whatever folk might say about his integrity was well helpful giving advice to folk who refused to register. Like my old dear. Who would probably still protest that he was being 'stitched up' if he was caught with an axe in his hand and his wife chopped up in the bath.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
I've not edited anything out. Fuck yourself.
my quote was
Fed knows exactly what I'm talking about and he addressed the point in his last post. I also gave him the opportunity to clarify it. So take your accusation that I'm twisting something or lying and shove it up your arse.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
Anyway...ignore that....previouspostersmakingshitupandannoyingme yaddayadda.
Findlay is the obvious choice, really. As pointed out, he's as much a publicist as a Counsel. I don't like his (alleged, but pretty fairly alleged,) bigotry but you have to be fair....he's never let it get in the way of his job and some of his high profile cases have been defending Catholics, TS being one. To be honest his Toryism offends me more than his other flaws.
And he's not slow in taking unwinnable cases either if there are other considerations.
If he thinks that TS may lose then that will be part of the strategy as well. He's taking on a nasty one here....Murdoch probably won't appreciate Sheridan going from defending himself to getting the best legal rep in Scotland.
Looking forward to it.
Findlay is the obvious choice, really. As pointed out, he's as much a publicist as a Counsel. I don't like his (alleged, but pretty fairly alleged,) bigotry but you have to be fair....he's never let it get in the way of his job and some of his high profile cases have been defending Catholics, TS being one. To be honest his Toryism offends me more than his other flaws.
And he's not slow in taking unwinnable cases either if there are other considerations.
If he thinks that TS may lose then that will be part of the strategy as well. He's taking on a nasty one here....Murdoch probably won't appreciate Sheridan going from defending himself to getting the best legal rep in Scotland.
Looking forward to it.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
Gotta love the class of discussion.
That's not an edit. It's a quote.
An edit is where you take a bit out in the quote or add a bit in or add it to a different non-consecutive quote. See? A quote takes a part of a post...an edit changes the content or order of the post by manipulating it.
I can't help but notice that your own contributions so far appear to be 'vanity' and 'laughable'....please share more of your fecundity.
That's not an edit. It's a quote.
An edit is where you take a bit out in the quote or add a bit in or add it to a different non-consecutive quote. See? A quote takes a part of a post...an edit changes the content or order of the post by manipulating it.
I can't help but notice that your own contributions so far appear to be 'vanity' and 'laughable'....please share more of your fecundity.
Indeed - Mr Findlay is more than happy to take his legal aid fees to defend any old scum:
http://http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2009/01/28/tommy-sheridan-turns-to-legal-dream-team-for-20m-perjury-case-fight-86908-21075716/
Frankly' I'm amazed that Mr. Sheridan should lower his principles to be defended by such a running dog of the Capitalist elite ( or some such drivel) - unless he wants the best chance of not rejoining his "brothers" in the Bar-L where tanning facilities are limited..................
Fedayn
Well-Known Member
You edited that part, ie the part that 'where to' is referring to, out of my post in your reply and attempt to smear me with bigotry. See below....
The bit in bold was in my original post that you proceeded to delete in your reply. It was pretty clear in my post that there was no bigotted reason, but you completely ignored that bit in bold.
danny la rouge
Ninja swords for all disabled people
And anyway, whatever else you might say about him, there's only one sense in which Tommy's an orange man.
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