Well, that's what it seems like. But it could be true - it could be that the damages judgement was only a couple of hundred pounds so wasn't picked up by the media; the £8k will include both his and DL's costs, which could well be £7k or £8k together in a contested case.
Course Tapps can clear any confusion up by just letting us know the court Case Number, a scan of the order, details of the solicitor/firm.
Since part of this thread covers the difference between criminal and civil law, I'd say that on the balance of probabilities Tapps is a plant, but it's not proven beyond reasonable doubt
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Originally Posted by Rob M
At this point your friend's best hope is their legal council, if they say they can't/won't help then he needs to get better council.
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To give Tapps the benefit of the doubt; don't assume that a 'better' lawyer is someone that says 'yes, this is what we can do'. Part of a lawyers job is to tell people what they need to hear, not what they want to hear. Appealing might just be throwing good money after bad.