Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562

the first case we did in Tort Law

have a look on Wiki, its one of the most famous legal cases in Tort History

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OH, and the "if theres blame theres a claim" is bollocks too, you have to show a loss as well, usually loss of earnings on most of these things, we dont have punitive damages in the UK as such, only restorative. And the reason you generally don't go to court is that the firm of solicitors who deal with your claim will settle with the insurers for a fat fee for themselves and a pittance for you, why do you think they are so keen???

Originally Posted by Bugsy

What I don't quite understand about the whole compensation culture is that it's been clear for donkey's that it's getting progressively worse and not better, with more and more entirely frivolous claims being made, yet nobody seems to want to get a grip, be honest about it and just say: "Yer 'avin' a fückin' laugh, ain't ya?". I'm sure if one brave soul summoned up the gumption, there'd be many more (of the not so brave) who'd follow and we'd (hopefully) begin to see the end of what's become a spectacularly ridiculous situation.

There is an indication that things may change and that the 'No Win No Fee' lawyers may find it harder to make a quick buck in future and are getting concerned;

This is actually from the site of the lawyers featured in the scam programme ;

Originally Posted by Paul Rooney and Co

Sadly, the inevitable consequence of this is that firms will only pursue claims with good prospects of success. Without the success fee, there is no financial incentive for firms to pursue difficult or risky claims. Cherry picking by firms will mean that many Claimants will be denied access to justice....

Like they don't do that already???

Compo Culture Lawyers

Originally Posted by HE117

Originally Posted by Bugsy

Originally Posted by HE117

Yep.. Only the ginger beer was in a stone bottle not a brown one!

I remember my grandad telling me he had to get rid of all the old stone bottles that he used to use for ginger beer because they could not check the insides when they were cleaned. From then on, any reusable container for foodstuff had to be made from clear glass..

That's interesting, HE117. So apparently they were still using stone bottles in the UK in 1932?

MsG

Yes, certainly in Scotland.. They were not really stone, more like glazed earthenware; cream with a brown glaze top with the makers's name on it. They were the traditional bottle for ginger beer up until the "slug" case..

If I recall correctly what grandad said, you could still use opaque containers, but they had to be new and never reused. Cream was also sold in earthenware pots up to this point which were returnable. They also were replaced by clear jars.

It was one of his rants - it apparantly cost him a lot of money!

Ooh sorry was I ranting as well - obviously runs in the family!

I dug up loads of stone containers from the cowp at PEE Inchterf when I was clearing it (no I am not a Gyppo, I was checking it for explosives). They were for ink and the date they were placed their would be late 1950's or early 1960's due to the archaeology of the empty Tennents and Aitkins brewery beer cans found next to them. They are in such good nick that I cleaned them and polished them and they sat around my fireplace.

Originally Posted by rickshaw-major

Originally Posted by HE117

Originally Posted by Bugsy

Originally Posted by HE117

Yep.. Only the ginger beer was in a stone bottle not a brown one!

I remember my grandad telling me he had to get rid of all the old stone bottles that he used to use for ginger beer because they could not check the insides when they were cleaned. From then on, any reusable container for foodstuff had to be made from clear glass..

That's interesting, HE117. So apparently they were still using stone bottles in the UK in 1932?

MsG

Yes, certainly in Scotland.. They were not really stone, more like glazed earthenware; cream with a brown glaze top with the makers's name on it. They were the traditional bottle for ginger beer up until the "slug" case..

If I recall correctly what grandad said, you could still use opaque containers, but they had to be new and never reused. Cream was also sold in earthenware pots up to this point which were returnable. They also were replaced by clear jars.

It was one of his rants - it apparantly cost him a lot of money!

Ooh sorry was I ranting as well - obviously runs in the family!

I dug up loads of stone containers from the cowp at PEE Inchterf when I was clearing it (no I am not a Gyppo, I was checking it for explosives). They were for ink and the date they were placed their would be late 1950's or early 1960's due to the archaeology of the empty Tennents and Aitkins brewery beer cans found next to them. They are in such good nick that I cleaned them and polished them and they sat around my fireplace.

..sure they weren't rum bottles, seeing it was Inchterf...?

(I am sure you checked of course... :D )

Originally Posted by Bugsy

Would you believe it?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3001512.stm

I wonder how many billigans the industry's worth today, some 70-odd years on.

MsG

Ah the Slug "Duty Of Care"

A question on my NEBOSH Paper many moons ago

Magic

One of the CVHQ Wkprs came in for a lot of flack one exercise for admitting that he was an ambu - er Personal Injury Lawyer. But when things were quiet a queue formed near him asking if he thought they had a claim.

Back to the slug ........

...... From when I was a small kid until I was 24 years old (long time ago!), my parents had a retail grocery business. From time to time, customers would come into the shop to complain that a tin of something contained something it shouldn't. I recall someone returning with a tin of plum tomatoes containing what looked lke a bald caterpillar; it must have been some tomato-eating grub. We would always be grateful to these customers. My understanding is that, were they, instead, to take these contaminated products to whatever the Council department was called in those days, the sh1t could hit the fan.

I don't recall anyone saying anything had ever made them ill. And there was no way the shopkeeper could put grubs into an unopened can. And, even in the cleanest canning-plant, one cannot be sure to remove every single grub.

This is another case typical of the barking idiocy of the system:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...pills-leg.html

MsG

Originally Posted by Bugsy

This is another case typical of the barking idiocy of the system:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...pills-leg.html

MsG

*quote* What happened was absolutely horrific and he can't even walk at the moment. The tea must have exceeded the maximum heat that it's meant to be served at.

i know he is just 17 but dont they do physics at school anymore, boiling water is fkin hot.