Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

What bothers me is that anyone, ever, in the whole of creation, could possibly, in any way shape or form believe that this guys driving was anything other than dangerous!!!
what really bothers me is that court time is being used this way while theiving little scrotes who go around nicking cars and breaking into houses, wait months for a court case.
If this is the state of play in the british legal system, then we should rename the UK Wonderland and make Alice Master of the Rolls.
Alan

Al, the Master of the Rolls only lets people call him Alice at weekends.

BTW ST,
Are you referring to Donaghue v Stevenson, Rylands v Fletcher or the Chelsea Hospital one with the nightwatchman with the stomach upset who died swiftly????
(Just to prove I was educated once upon a time - but it has been dulled by reading serious articles about whether blind drivers are dangerous)
;-)
Alan

Your assignment, ST, is to argue on behalf of the blind driver when he sues the estates of the Wright brothers for negligence. If they had not invented the plane, 9/11 would never have happened and Iraq would not be invaded. The terrorist bomb that blew his eyes from his head would not have gone off and he would be fully sighted, thus it was Orville and Wilburs fault the offence took place.
Hint; The Wright brothers estate has decided to argue remoteness of cause.
It all makes about as much sense as the current case, and "Injurylawyers4u" will take it on a no win no feee basis.
i think i need a lie down.
Alan

LOL, Alan, great idea for a tort problem (Soul Traders LJ with the leading opinion, Mr. Justice Hewitt dissenting :o). Takes me back . . . In fact, your memory is better than mine; it would appear I have blanked most of my four years' law study. Imagine: I spent all that time studying Law and French and wind up working in banking in Germany!

There was also something about Veitchi v Junior books and a badly-laid carpet, but that may have been after your time.

Wasn't Rylands something about not allowing a dangerous object on your land to cause damage to the property of another?

PS, Al, does that mean you read law? I always had you down as a physicist after those eloquent descriptions of quantum thingummy.

Rylands v fletcher was a class of Tort exactly as you describe. the lovely thing is that gypsies were held to be objects.
Never read law beyond "A" level, ST, but loved the arguing it involved, so it is carved dearly on my heart. I too am in finance and banking, for my sins, and Physics is just a hobby of mine, ever since I first read Stephen hawkings brief history of time.
For anyone whos never had any interest at all in science though, I would recommend Bill Brysons "Short history of nearly everything". Fantastic read and very humorous.
Alan

Rylands was about gypsies? I give up - now it's me who needs a lie-down!

I knew you were in finance cos I've had a peek at your website - thought maybe you'd had a big dose of law as part of some accountancy thing.

Clearly you are a multi-faceted intellect, and therefore to be esteemed. :o)

geez, you two don't half talk some shite !! ;)

And we're never happier than when doing just that, Bos :o)

Manure, faeces, crap, poo, number 2, dirt, muck, stinky, dog log, effluent, sewerage.............................

hey, you certainly know your shit ;)

Scheisse, Kacke, Faekalien, merde, merda, mierda, crotte, for the international community ;o)

i rest my case :)

heaven ..... mmmmm!

"Man blows up speed camera in attempt to avoid prosecution" - unfortunately for him the speeding images and the images of him coming back to blow up the camera where stored in the base. Must have been pig sick when he found that out

A guy is reading his paper when his wife walks up behind him and smacks him on the back of the head with a frying pan.
He asks, "What was that for?"
She says, "I found a piece of paper in your pocket with 'Betty Sue' written on it."
He says, "Jeez, honey, remember last week when I went to the track? 'Betty Sue' was the name of the horse I went there to bet on." She shrugs and walks away. Three days later he's reading his paper when she walks up behind him and smacks him on the back of the head again with the frying pan.
He asks, "What was that for?"
She answers, "Your horse called."

Been househunting today.
we shot 2 bungalows and a big bull detatched!!
Seriously. We been looking for a large lump of land to build our own on, or a knackered barn to do up, or something like that. Where the hell do people find 'em???
We see them done all over, and converted barns are all over the place, but we cannot find out how you get to know about them before they're sold!!
Ah well. Back to the drawing board, and living in my 2 up 2 down cardboard box.
alan

Al
There you go nice view

Al, aren't there any estate agents round your way?