Reform, and the death of the Tory Party

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Ian H

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Glad to see that humour is no more sophisticated here than it was in the Carry On films.

BTW, just so you know, 'double entendre' is not a recognised phrase in French.

It's probably Norman French. I expect Guillaume le Bâtard had a line in risqué humour,
 
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briantrumpet

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It's probably Norman French. I expect Guillaume le Bâtard had a line in risqué humour,

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In the US they have this process of "discovery" that seem can dissuade some from prosecutions as the defendant discovery net can be quite wide and pubic.

I don't know UK legal process but do we have anything allowing the defendant to require documents from the other party?

Not as far as I'm aware, which is why it's been the world capital for libel trials, as very rich people (including a lot of Russian oligarchs) try to bankrupt less wealthy accusers - the same technique used on Carole Cadwaladr.
 
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First Aspect

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In the US they have this process of "discovery" that seem can dissuade some from prosecutions as the defendant discovery net can be quite wide and pubic.

I don't know UK legal process but do we have anything allowing the defendant to require documents from the other party?
Yes. It's called disclosure.
 

First Aspect

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Not as far as I'm aware, which is why it's been the world capital for libel trials, as very rich people (including a lot of Russian oligarchs) try to bankrupt less wealthy accusers - the same technique used on Carole Cadwaladr.
It is more limited than discovery in the US, but it's basically the same think. But here it is certainly a possibility that someone with a lot of money - let's say £5M for example - could lodge a series of vexatious legal cases to dissuade freedom of expression.
 
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It is more limited than discovery in the US, but it's basically the same think. But here it is certainly a possibility that someone with a lot of money - let's say £5M for example - could lodge a series of vexatious legal cases to dissuade freedom of expression.

It's been covered extensively in Private Eye over the years, so I should have paid more attention to the details rather than just being outraged at the abuse of process before turning to the cartoons.
 
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