Could Former Po Council Jane Mcleod Be Stripped Of Her Kc?

[barney15c]

She was due to appear at the horizon hearing, and indicated that she would cooperate. Instead she flew out to NZ or Australia on a "career break" in the full knowledge she would be called as a witness. It's been reported she will not cooperatine. Although this is not illegal would this bring not be bringing her profession  into disrepute or at least a breach of professional conduct?

[jno]

pretty poor behaviour, even for a lawyer. I'm not sure whether she's got anything she could be stripped of, though.

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/former-post-office-gc-wont-co-operate-with-public-inquiry/5119761.article

[davebro3]

I think she would have to be convicted of some criminality to be disbarred (stripped of King's Counsel appellation).

But it is despicable that she refuses to appear at the enquiry.

[Peter Pedant]

considering that KC time is around £1 000 hr, there has been some pre3tty crap advice offered.

At our council ( not legal) a senior vice president said he cd not show us a document ( and sniggered coz he was impt and we werent) and we kinda had to be restrained from throwing He him out of the window. He behaved after that

[Peter Pedant]

Her McLeod's statement is available on the P O Inquiry site

[Peter Pedant]

and heeeeere it is ( McLeod's statement)

https://www.postofficehorizoninquiry.org.uk/hearings/phases-56-24-may-2024

[gulliver1]

She is probably aboard Baroness Mone's Yacht by now and the pair of them laughing their Bra's off drinking champagne

[Peter Pedant]

I can see Baroness Mone might. 

I dont think  a KC wd drink  shampers  and refuse to return - very bad for one's rep

One thing tho' The senior counsel (PO) (SC) and another went mad - and were asked tenderly by counsel for the imprisoned bankrupt and ruined:

"and did the stress of all this and your tender personality,  drive you quite insane?" and got the suprising answer

" No I went mad and that was why I screwed everything up" - -  Lawyer Senor Posho -  'Oh'

 

[Peter Pedant]

Paula vennells is jesus using 100 words where 'yes' will do - she has the whole day being cross examined.

and comes across as " altho I am obviously a highly intelligent woman, poor little me.  As leader, other people did all sorts of  AWFUL things I knew absolutely nothing about."

[Hymie]

This week’s Private Eye Post Office Horizon IT inquiry cartoon:-

Q - ‘Are you here to give evidence?’

A – ‘I don’t know, I can’t remember.’

[davebro3]

13.16 hate to say it but I agree with PP

[jno]

there seems to be some misunderstanding, MacLeod isn't a KC

[andy-hughes]

PP - // As leader, other people did all sorts of  AWFUL things I knew absolutely nothing about." //

That does seem to be the gist of her response - Sarah Vine listed every example of her evasion in the Mail today - it was stunning reading.

Call me old-fashioned, but I believe that if you are in charge of an organistion, it's not good enough to say you 'didn't know' - as CEO, it's your JOB to know.

Odious woman.

[jno]

no argument there, andy. There's also an amazing display of mass forgetfulness coming out at the Covid Inquiry

Maybe it's something in the water - but what's in the water these days doesn't bear thinking about...