Kryten
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The John Terry thread got me thinking about the background to the case, so I thought I'd start a new thread offf for topical debate.
IMHO this country has gone too far down the US litigation route, with people content to sue for minor accidents or "compensation"; something unheard of 20 years ago. A good example is happening locally, where a grandmother faces losing her home and business after "no-win no-fee lawyers" rattled up a legal bill of up to £30,000 fighting a compensation claim of just £2,000.
Another thing that gets up my nose are the sheer number of injury lawyer ads on TV out there - pressing to get "what is rightfully yours". I have even been contacted by a firm of lawyers relating to an accident that I had back in 99, asking if I had changed my mind about suing the driver (who was an 87 year old woman at the time).
I believe this is leading to a decline in our national morals and adding to the already hefty "compensation culture" that exists out there.
What do you think? Is it right to sue regardless of what happened, or should people be using common sense more?
IMHO this country has gone too far down the US litigation route, with people content to sue for minor accidents or "compensation"; something unheard of 20 years ago. A good example is happening locally, where a grandmother faces losing her home and business after "no-win no-fee lawyers" rattled up a legal bill of up to £30,000 fighting a compensation claim of just £2,000.
Another thing that gets up my nose are the sheer number of injury lawyer ads on TV out there - pressing to get "what is rightfully yours". I have even been contacted by a firm of lawyers relating to an accident that I had back in 99, asking if I had changed my mind about suing the driver (who was an 87 year old woman at the time).
I believe this is leading to a decline in our national morals and adding to the already hefty "compensation culture" that exists out there.
What do you think? Is it right to sue regardless of what happened, or should people be using common sense more?
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