Reply to: No win No fee

[2BIT]

wasnt it douglas adams ?

i wish i had never read them books.

then i could read them all again for the first time

It and sadly I didn't make it past that bit in book 3 so never finished the series - red dwarf was better anyway

[SueEllen]

I had the privilege of standing next to an in-house lawyer for the Daily Heil. Until he revealed who he worked for - at which point it was interesting to see people shuffle slowly away.

With those sort of people it's best to be friendly and polite to get their interesting stories out of them. You never know what they may say.............

[TheFaQQer]

On a serious note, I do think the idea that you can get representation without being rich is a very good one.

I agree, but the clampdown is no surprise.

Prior to the last election, I was at a debate for libel reform with Evan Harris (then) MP, a Labour minister and Dominic Grieve (now Attorney General). The debate branched out further to cover no win, no fee and it was pretty obvious that the idea that those without the money to pay for a claim against a significantly bigger party were going to get a crappy deal if Grieve had any say in the matter.

I had the privilege of standing next to an in-house lawyer for the Daily Heil. Until he revealed who he worked for - at which point it was interesting to see people shuffle slowly away.

[SueEllen]

The concept is sound but as ever greedy buggers find the loop-holes & take the pee

WSS

BTW if you trip over a paving slab or whatever you need to check it's been reported to the council. Most councils allow you to report it online. And if you need to claim compensation for a council for something like that you can normally do it yourself (again online) without the use of one of those firms.

[Halo Jones]

The concept is sound but as ever greedy buggers find the loop-holes & take the pee

[Churchill]

wasnt it douglas adams ?

i wish i had never read them books.

then i could read them all again for the first time

You may be right. Can't be arsed looking it up.

[OwlHoot]

wasnt it douglas adams ?

i wish i had never read them books.

then i could read them all again for the first time

Next time, try holding the book with your other hand.

[EternalOptimist]

It was meant to be funny. Oh well

FTR, I believe throwing yourself at the ground and missing is called flying - think that's a Sir Terry Pratchett construct but don't ask him as he's probably forgotten.

wasnt it douglas adams ?

i wish i had never read them books.

then i could read them all again for the first time

[Churchill]

Nope, the comparison with Christie was only in the speed of forward projection imparted on me as a result of unexpected contact with an immovable paving slab. Setting off from a starting block is like that I think, you have to fall to the ground violently but miss.

It was meant to be funny. Oh well

FTR, I believe throwing yourself at the ground and missing is called flying - think that's a Sir Terry Pratchett construct but don't ask him as he's probably forgotten.

[TimberWolf]

It depends, were you black to begin with?

Nope, the comparison with Christie was only in the speed of forward projection imparted on me as a result of unexpected contact with an immovable paving slab. Setting off from a starting block is like that I think, you have to fall to the ground violently but miss.

[d000hg]

On a serious note, I do think the idea that you can get representation without being rich is a very good one.

[OwlHoot]

I sort of heard a bit about this on the radio, the other day. There is to be some sort of shake up

now I hate the compensation culture, and being stopped in the street by people asking me if I'm deaf or had an industrial accident and wheres there's blame there's a claim,

but there are two sides to every argument, does anyone think the current set up is a good one ?

"No win no fee" is a hair's breath away from Champerty, which has always been frowned on in English common law, for good reasons.

[Churchill]

I tripped on a pavement slab yesterday, but luckily I didn't fall. Instead I did an impression of Limpford Christie exiting the starting blocks ,but not as elegantly and without exposing my lunch box. How much do I get?

It depends, were you black to begin with?

[TimberWolf]

I tripped on a pavement slab yesterday, but luckily I didn't fall. Instead I did an impression of Limpford Christie exiting the starting blocks ,but not as elegantly and without exposing my lunch box. How much do I get?

[Churchill]

I sort of heard a bit about this on the radio, the other day. There is to be some sort of shake up

now I hate the compensation culture, and being stopped in the street by people asking me if I'm deaf or had an industrial accident and wheres there's blame there's a claim,

but there are two sides to every argument, does anyone think the current set up is a good one ?

Half the pakistani taxi-drivers in Oldham and Rochdale will be rioting in the streets!