Comments on: Silver Linings http://ruthieslaw.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/silver-linings/ Innocent until proven guilty Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:32:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Mr Pineapples http://ruthieslaw.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/silver-linings/#comment-1626 Mr Pineapples Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:47:50 +0000 http://ruthieslaw.wordpress.com/?p=221#comment-1626 Get real. For starters Phil the QC did not have any bad days in the office - have you heard of the Cab-Rank rule? Phil the QC takes what job he can and his or your personal opinions dont come into it. What is the point of the SFO chasing down the corrupt Saudis? No point whatsoever, other than to let the Arabs know that the Brits dont pay bribes. Even for fantastical sized contracts. No-siree we play by the rules. (Mr P speaks ironically here). The commercial reality is that we (the Brits) do pay back-handers - it happens all of the time - small scale and big scale. So take your blinkers off and get with it. This ruling is all well and good but let's let it all rest now eh? Are we going to get our money back? No Will we prosecute? No Will we just embarass ourselves Yes Amen P has spoken Get real. For starters Phil the QC did not have any bad days in the office - have you heard of the Cab-Rank rule? Phil the QC takes what job he can and his or your personal opinions dont come into it.

What is the point of the SFO chasing down the corrupt Saudis?

No point whatsoever, other than to let the Arabs know that the Brits dont pay bribes. Even for fantastical sized contracts. No-siree we play by the rules. (Mr P speaks ironically here).

The commercial reality is that we (the Brits) do pay back-handers - it happens all of the time - small scale and big scale. So take your blinkers off and get with it.

This ruling is all well and good but let’s let it all rest now eh? Are we going to get our money back?

No

Will we prosecute?

No

Will we just embarass ourselves

Yes

Amen

P has spoken

]]> By: The dogs are going to the country…. « Charon QC…the blawg http://ruthieslaw.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/silver-linings/#comment-1624 The dogs are going to the country…. « Charon QC…the blawg Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:25:15 +0000 http://ruthieslaw.wordpress.com/?p=221#comment-1624 [...] people taking photographs in public places, we have judges telling government ministers to stop pandering to the Saudis, we have a load of daytime television viewers ‘kidnapping’ their own child to make beer [...] [...] people taking photographs in public places, we have judges telling government ministers to stop pandering to the Saudis, we have a load of daytime television viewers ‘kidnapping’ their own child to make beer [...]

]]> By: charonqc http://ruthieslaw.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/silver-linings/#comment-1623 charonqc Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:29:52 +0000 http://ruthieslaw.wordpress.com/?p=221#comment-1623 VM - while I agree that the 'courts are in tune with the people' - how many 'people' do you think this might actualy amount to in our country of 60+ million people. I have a horrible feeling that a fairly high number of our 'people' don't actually have a clue what is going on. I could be wrong - and hope I am. VM - while I agree that the ‘courts are in tune with the people’ - how many ‘people’ do you think this might actualy amount to in our country of 60+ million people.

I have a horrible feeling that a fairly high number of our ‘people’ don’t actually have a clue what is going on. I could be wrong - and hope I am.

]]> By: charonqc http://ruthieslaw.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/silver-linings/#comment-1622 charonqc Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:27:22 +0000 http://ruthieslaw.wordpress.com/?p=221#comment-1622 Good shout - but the politicians are unlikely to listen. It would be most inconvenient to government to not be able to control the process of prosecution. We live in a democracy - and that can be most conv enient for government and inconvenient for those who actually look critically at what is happening. Good shout - but the politicians are unlikely to listen.

It would be most inconvenient to government to not be able to control the process of prosecution.

We live in a democracy - and that can be most conv enient for government and inconvenient for those who actually look critically at what is happening.

]]> By: Art Hostage http://ruthieslaw.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/silver-linings/#comment-1620 Art Hostage Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:12:44 +0000 http://ruthieslaw.wordpress.com/?p=221#comment-1620 Furthermore, there will be no spilling of beans with regards 7/7 as the public inquiry has been canceled due to bad weather, storm clouds appearing over Downing street. http://www.julyseventh.co.uk/july-7-terror-rehearsal.html Talk about a poison chalice for Gordon Brown, first the Saudi bribes from the Thatcher era, then Blair stops the investigation, now 7/7 enquiry to be held in secret, what next for Jonah Brown ?? Still Jonah Brown fare's better than the Johnson Clan, see link http://stolenvermeer.blogspot.com/2007/11/stolen-art-watch-dinosaurs-extinct-it.html Furthermore, there will be no spilling of beans with regards 7/7 as the public inquiry has been canceled due to bad weather, storm clouds appearing over Downing street.

http://www.julyseventh.co.uk/july-7-terror-rehearsal.html

Talk about a poison chalice for Gordon Brown, first the Saudi bribes from the Thatcher era, then Blair stops the investigation, now 7/7 enquiry to be held in secret, what next for Jonah Brown ??

Still Jonah Brown fare’s better than the Johnson Clan, see link

http://stolenvermeer.blogspot.com/2007/11/stolen-art-watch-dinosaurs-extinct-it.html

]]> By: James C http://ruthieslaw.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/silver-linings/#comment-1614 James C Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:51:20 +0000 http://ruthieslaw.wordpress.com/?p=221#comment-1614 My dear VM, The SFO will not be allowed to spill the beans on al yamamah. My dear VM,

The SFO will not be allowed to spill the beans on al yamamah.

]]> By: Geeklawyer http://ruthieslaw.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/silver-linings/#comment-1613 Geeklawyer Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:06:11 +0000 http://ruthieslaw.wordpress.com/?p=221#comment-1613 Snap. Snap.

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