Mr Andrew Leask

Advocate Gerrie Neland and Mr Andrew Leask assisted with obtaining the statement of Mr Barry Bateman regarding the Petlec criminal complaint.

“Mr Barry Bateman told us that Advocate Johnson had requested the information, the Petlec criminal complaint, from him. I note that in his statement that I obtained from Mr Bateman on the 23rd of June 2026, he stated he does not have a recollection of the circumstances that led to him sending the information to Advocate Johnson. However, he can only infer that it was following a discussion and response to a request from Advocate Johnson. This, together with Mr Bateman's reluctance to provide a statement when the same was requested in 2022, suggests to me that Mr Bateman is aware that Advocate Johnson's request to him was not...”