Appeal for Michaela

snowmen

stephenni1971 wrote: »

At first when I saw the news they were launching an appeal for donations for the legal bills for Michaela McCollum I thought it was some sort of prank - but it turns out it's true!

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On the basis of the news this morning that both girls have pleaded guilty, I wonder if anyone stupid enough to donate to this fund will be able to get refunds!!!

saverbuyer

GlynD wrote: »

There's a description here http://www.lawandlegal.co.uk/careers/human-rights-lawyer/

A lot of lawyers specialise. Most do criminal law, some do conveyancing and a few, just a few, do human rights. I should imagine human rights cases are quite involved and potentially more difficult than just representing a client for shoplifting or other minor crime.

Sorry Glen I think you might be thinking of International human rights.

Human rights play a part in several legal disciplines, family, criminal, business, employment and immigration. It seeps into other areas of law. There's not really any such thing as "human rights law".

Most solicitors don't specialise in criminal, most specialise in civil. All study conveyancing and many if not all are involved in case with a "human rights" aspect.

warmhands.coldheart

I'm just p'd now at the fact that they could be spending half their sentence now back in the UK at "OUR" Expense !!

qwert_yuiop

saverbuyer wrote: »

Sorry Glen I think you might be thinking of International human rights.

Human rights play a part in several legal disciplines, family, criminal, business, employment and immigration. It seeps into other areas of law. There's not really any such thing as "human rights law".

Most solicitors don't specialise in criminal, most specialise in civil. All study conveyancing and many if not all are involved in case with a "human rights" aspect.

So it's a myth. I could have believed it if they' d got aun san suu kyi out of gaol or something but I suspected they weren't involved.

motorguy

snowmen wrote: »

On the basis of the news this morning that both girls have pleaded guilty, I wonder if anyone stupid enough to donate to this fund will be able to get refunds!!!

Apparently she has made a heartfelt plea about abject poverty and inhumane living conditions and begged not to be sent home to Dungannon.

saverbuyer

qwert_yuiop wrote: »

So it's a myth. I could have believed it if they' d got aun san suu kyi out of gaol or something but I suspected they weren't involved.

Pretty much a marketing device and buzz word. Most legal professionals deal with aspects of it every day. Many specialise in different aspects. There’s certainly not one be he Peter Madden or whoever, who specialises in it all.

D.A.

snowmen wrote: »

On the basis of the news this morning that both girls have pleaded guilty, I wonder if anyone stupid enough to donate to this fund will be able to get refunds!!!

It seems the fund was closed down a few weeks ago due to a complete lack of donations.

GlynD

D.A. wrote: »

It seems the fund was closed down a few weeks ago due to a complete lack of donations.

Just goes to show that you can't even fool some of the people some of the time.


Six years+ each. How long will it be before they're transferred to women's prison's in Scotland and NI?

ballyblack

How long will it be before they're transferred to women's prison's in Scotland the NI?

and we the tax payers will have to pay if they arrive in Uk

let them stay there!!




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NiallB

motorguy wrote: »

Apparently she has made a heartfelt plea about abject poverty and inhumane living conditions and begged not to be sent home to Dungannon.

Chapeau!:rotfl::T