It's not a travesty - it's a problem with two different systems interacting. If this were being tried in a UK court the legal aid system would provide a lawyer for the plaintiff, but it wouldn't necessarily provide a lawyer from the most expensive firm in town (or, at any rate, it wouldn't pay him any more than the regulation fee it would provide to any lawyer). But when the jurisdiction is overseas it gets more complicated. The system obviously errs on the side of providing better service, rather than leaving the rights of a British citizen in the hands of lawyers who might be unfamiliar with the complications of a trans-national case.
That seems to me to be the correct thing to do. And while I'm sure Paul is being truthful in his assessment of the merits of the case that doesn't mean the case shouldn't be brought - the law should be available to everyone (even alcoholic drug dealers). And there is at least enough of a case here for it to be brought to trial; a minor child has been taken from the home of a British parent and taken to a foreign country. The legal guardianship of that child is in dispute, and that can only be settled in court. On Sun, Mar 25, 2007 at 08:51:53PM -0400, Jim King wrote: > What a travesty to make of the legal system! Good luck, and may your > lawyer tie them in knots! > > Regards, Jim > > BTW, can you recover your legal fees if, as hoped, the judge tosses > the case out of court? It seems to me that there should be some > penalty for bringing a case without merit. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
