Rapist to have legal costs paid for by his victim

[orangebird]

I'm absolutely gobsmacked by this - http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...450220,00.html

Sorry, can't sort the link out properly...

[Minbu]

Further proof that the legal system in this country is absolutely ridiculous.

[BBKing]

Erm, if I were her I'd sue her lawyer. The law was pretty clear, after all, you've got six years to sue for damages. You can argue whether that's reasonable, but taking a case self-evidently unwinnable in law to court and inevitably losing rather suggests that she was badly advised. She did, after all, have six years in which to legitimately sue, but didn't.

What do you suggest should happen, that people taking obviously opportunist legal action should be let off paying for it when it fails? Perhaps you'd like to pay me to sue you? Lawyers who advise people to bring cases like this are in the wrong, the rapist, in this case, isn't.

Further proof that the legal system in this country is absolutely ridiculous.

Ah, someone else who really doesn't know much about the legal system in this country. Ridiculous would have been if the court had overturned the will of Parliament (who presumably set the six year limit) because the case made the tabloids. You can either live by the law (which, in striving to be fair to everyone, can always be selectively presented as being fair to the undeserving) or campaign to have it replaced by emotion, anger and knee-jerk reaction to tabloid outrage. I'm for the former.

[Ramrod]

It may be the law but it sure ain't fair!

[Paddy1]

I'd agree she should sue her lawyer if the case had no chance of success and she was still advised to go ahead with it.


Shocking as it it, who else should have been asked to pay for it. The courts?

[Halcyon]

Damn right its not fair. What on earth is going on with the law these days !!!

[Minbu]

Originally Posted by Ramrod

It may be the law but it sure ain't fair!

That's why it's ridiculous.

[jrhnewark]

It ridiculous as it is, it appears that the solicitor of the woman who was raped probably could've done more.

[kronas]

hold on a second why did she sue in the first place because of the six year limit, if she has psychological damage whats money going to do to help her ? aside from legal costs, but he won the millions fair and square.

[clarie]

I can see why she sued and I can see why it was overturned but I fail to see why she was ordered to pay £100 000.

Originally Posted by Minbu

Further proof that the legal system in this country is absolutely ridiculous.

Bill C<-------------- Sits back and waits for the following

Think of the rapists humane rights.
How dare that woman try to sue the man that raped her.
We need to send him on a holiday at public expense.
Lets give him free protection in case someone attacks him and make sure he does not pay any of the millions he owns.

I have said it before and i will say it again. The loony tree hugging liberals do gooders have got control of this country GOD HELP US.

May i say how appalled i am at this case it STINKS to high hell and only reinforces my outlook on the loony liberal system we now have running this country.

[kronas]

Originally Posted by clarie

I can see why she sued and I can see why it was overturned but I fail to see why she was ordered to pay £100 000.

presumably because she lost the case, generally there are repercussions for challenging someone and failing to reach the verdict you desire, i still cannot fathom what money would have done to her psycological state suing mentality with money grabbing ?

[Angua]

Fair or not. One has to question why the victim waited until he won the lottery to sue.

Yes it is rough justice (to the law abiding) that he won the money. But you cannot have it both ways. There has to be a limit set and perhaps a law drafted which states "you are not allowed to make a profit whilst serving a sentence when out on day release (or whatever)" would solve the grievance.

[clarie]

Originally Posted by kronas

presumably because she lost the case, generally there are repercussions for challenging someone and failing to reach the verdict you desire, i still cannot fathom what money would have done to her psycological state suing mentality with money grabbing ?

I think it would have made her feel a hell of a lot worse knowing that the guy who attacked her had won millions of pounds on a chance lottery...

However as I said I can see why it was turned down.

Originally Posted by Angua

One has to question why the victim waited until he won the lottery to sue.

It's obvious. As I said above I am sure it would make her sick to know that the person who had ruined her life was in the lap of luxury.

[punky]

Originally Posted by Angua

Fair or not. One has to question why the victim waited until he won the lottery to sue.

Because just because you are awarded damages in court, doesn't mean you'll get them. Ignore the lottery win for the moment, as noone could have predicted it. He would in jail for 16 years before he is even able to earn a wage. After that it is likely that he'll get minimum wage, maybe a touch more at best. If the victim is awarded say 100k, the rapist would have all his possessions sold at auction. That's about all the victim will get. They won't start seeing the money any more 16 years, and even then, the compensation will be repaid at some silly rate like 5 quid a week. In short, it isn't worth it.