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Post by cobblers on Jan 13, 2009 19:50:38 GMT
I'm not that surprised. They're just trying to protect themselves against "no win, no fee" litigation. Solicitors who will argue black is white and will win because common sense doesn't seem to come into the law. It's not the solicitors - they work within the framework of the system as set up by 1. judges; and 2. parliament If you want to trace back our ridiculous compensation culture, look here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anns_v._Merton_London_Borough_Council |
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Post by cobblers on Jan 13, 2009 20:00:52 GMT
Actually that case inspired my favourite law quote, Lord Phillips in CBS v Amstrad:
"Since Anns put the floodgates on the jar, a fashionable plaintiff alleges negligence. The pleading assumes we are all neighbours now, Pharisees and Samaritans alike, that forseeability is a reflection of hindsight and that for every mischance in an accident-prone world someone solvent must be liable in damages"
The courts have retreated a bit from the wide ambit of Anns now.
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Post by radge on Jan 13, 2009 20:03:35 GMT
those who aid in the removal of personal responsibility in our world must all burn in hell.
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Post by 4x4 on Jan 15, 2009 0:39:06 GMT
Parliament has a new motto MAY CONTAIN NUTS.
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