Bah.

[denny]

Got an email from my solictor today, she says the other side have applied to have the judgement against them 'set aside' - meaning that the full court case to settle liability still has to go ahead before we can settle the issue of compensation. So that's a pain in the arse.

I remain fairly confident about the whole thing - I was doing nothing wrong when the guy drove his car into my path, and I think that should be fairly obvious from the testimony describing the accident circumstances - but it would have been nice to have had it settled and done with. Not because I'm worried about how the court case will go, but because I'm pissed off that they have the cheek to claim and continue claiming that I could be partially responsible for his mistake - which, let us not forget, could have bloody killed me. Grrr.

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[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Yeah, from what I understand, they're basically betting about 2 grand (their costs) that they can win some kind of partial liability split.

Given that they've already offered me 80/20 (which I've refused), on a case worth less than 100 grand, they're sort of betting on odds of 10:1 or worse that they can get a judge to agree with their proposed liability split.

Of course, they could get lucky and win 100% if the judge is insane... this is the problem with the court system, it all comes down to the opinion of one man.

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Insanity? In our judges, surely not.

I wonder if there is some kind of web reference site for judges where you can see what cases they've presided over and the decisions they've made; a sort of 'rate this judge' thing.

If not, I sense an opportunity...

[duncanneko.livejournal.com]

amijustornot.com?

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

*applause*