John Francis wrote: > 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.
Misleading! As I understand it, that child is in the custody of the mother, and both are currently living with blood relatives. It's not as tho' it were kidnapped to a foreign country by non-parents. keith whaley > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
