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From: Liz R (Account suspended)
25 December 2009
Dear The Law Society,
What steps have been taken to ensure barristers and solicitors are
not suffering illicit drug and or alcohol addictions/problems prior
to them advising on childrens' cases?
Yours faithfully,
Elizabeth R
From: Information Compliance
The Law Society
25 December 2009
Thank you for your email.
I am out of the office until Thursday 3 December 2009 but I will be checking emails from Thursday 26 November. If you require an urgent response before 26 November please forward your email to [email address].
Regards,
Bob Stanley
Information Compliance Manager
The Law Society
113 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1PL
From: Information Compliance
The Law Society
11 January 2010
Dear Ms R,
Thank you for your email and please accept my apologies for the delay in
responding.
The conduct of solicitors is governed by the Solicitors' Code of Conduct
2007 (link below)
http://www.sra.org.uk/rules/
The Law Society does not regulate barristers so we cannot comment on
that element of your request.
Yours sincerely
Bob Stanley
Information Compliance Manager - Legal Services
The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
t: 020 7242 1222 (x4117)
f: 020 7320 5685
www.lawsociety.org.uk
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From: Liz R (Account suspended)
11 January 2010
Dear Information Compliance,
thank you but;
The code does not cover this, solicitors and barristers appear to
be a law unto themselves without any impartial investigation open
to scrutiny for the public- in short; many legal professionals are
changing lives in courts of law daily- whist under the influence of
drugs and alcohol and horrifically there doesn't exist any
effective remedy or independent impartial watchdog to address the
problems of intoxicated or psychiatrically challenged legal
professionals, it's a very poor state of affairs and one that needs
addressing now, I think by the Law Society, please would you
forward me a contact responsible for Law Society policy, codes and
regulation in order to double-check the possibility of any recorded
data regarding these issues please?
Yours sincerely,
Liz R
From: Liz R (Account suspended)
25 February 2010
Dear Information Compliance,
they dont care- they are greedy, careless nasty people. may their
noses and anal fissures kill them with guilt
Yours sincerely,
Liz R
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ivanataylor left an annotation ( 1 January 2010)
I do know of at least on Reflections personnel who was sacked for being on class A drugs. The woman concerned worked with young adults in the capacity of career advice and missed many days at work on full pay due to her addiction to class A's. She went on to get a criminal record for theft to support her addiction. One does need,from time to time, to question the caliber and conduct of those who make major decisions about children and young adults futures. There impaired decision making can impact severely and detrimentally on the lives of innocent people.
Thank you for raising this issue.
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