Private Eye Revelations Lead to Napier Step Down from LSB
When news that Private Eye had managed to prevent Michael Napier, former President of the Law Society , from using an injunction to stop it publishing details of a complaint against him lawyers everywhere quivered at the possibility that rulings against any lawyer accused of misconduct could now be publicised. A more direct consequence of the ruling is that Napier has now stepped down from the Legal Services Board which many consider to be a blow to the relationship …
When news that Private Eye had managed to prevent Michael Napier, former President of the Law Society , from using an injunction to stop it publishing details of a complaint against him lawyers everywhere quivered at the possibility that rulings against any lawyer accused of misconduct could now be publicised.
A more direct consequence of the ruling is that Napier has now stepped down from the Legal Services Board which many consider to be a blow to the relationship between the LSB and the Law Society.
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May 29, 2009
It is a great shame. Mike Napier has a great reputation in these circles.
June 1, 2009
why step down Mr Napier if you have nothing to hide???….why go to such efforts in the first place by trying to gag this case/story from ever comming out in the open???
June 11, 2009
If Napier went to these extreme lengths to gag Private Eye, how many other individuals has Napier misled or “ruined” by abusing his level of authority?. Surely the fact that Mr.Ford has stood up against him and finally reached this far in uncovering the REAL truth… many more cases are going to come to light as a result of this … So this now begs the question: Did Napier stand down from the LSB because he has more to hide….?? I suspect this is not a one off “accidental” case.