MrMemory
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"A soldier cleared of rape has been ordered to pay his alleged victim more than £100,000 in a civil case.
Sean Diamond, 24, had stood trial for allegedly raping a woman while she slept in a Dundee flat in July 2015. A jury at the High Court in Edinburgh found the case not proven in October. A civil action for damages was granted by a Dundee sheriff after the claim was not defended by Mr Diamond, who has since said this was due to an oversight and that he plans to defend the action. Lawyers acting for Mr Diamond said that he had failed to lodge defences in time."
Soldier cleared of rape told to pay £100,000
Very silly of the soldier not have lodged a defence in the civil case. However I imagine he will ask to get the judgement set aside.
Can any legal beagles speculate on the chances of that being granted. I assume you have to have a good reason to ignore a claim in your name assuming it was correctly served?
On a side note £100k is a nice round sum. I wonder how that was calculated. Presumably the claimant will be asked to 'show her workings' at some point?
Sean Diamond, 24, had stood trial for allegedly raping a woman while she slept in a Dundee flat in July 2015. A jury at the High Court in Edinburgh found the case not proven in October. A civil action for damages was granted by a Dundee sheriff after the claim was not defended by Mr Diamond, who has since said this was due to an oversight and that he plans to defend the action. Lawyers acting for Mr Diamond said that he had failed to lodge defences in time."
Soldier cleared of rape told to pay £100,000
Very silly of the soldier not have lodged a defence in the civil case. However I imagine he will ask to get the judgement set aside.
Can any legal beagles speculate on the chances of that being granted. I assume you have to have a good reason to ignore a claim in your name assuming it was correctly served?
On a side note £100k is a nice round sum. I wonder how that was calculated. Presumably the claimant will be asked to 'show her workings' at some point?