Prince Andrew, Duke of York, named in underage 'sex slave' lawsuit

[Athos]

I'll bet he's sweating now.

He will be if he's listening to this.

 

[Pickman's model]

He will be if he's listening to this.

The duke's aides are scouring Windsor for brown trousers and handkerchiefs as Andrew loses his cool

 

[Athos]

The Judge now putting forward arguments in Giuffre's favour that weren't even advanced by her lawyers!

 

[friedaweed]

Probably getting spankies from Lizzy bent over a stuffed corgi right now with Charles counting out the lashes.

"Fourteen Mommy, Fifteen mommy"

 

[bluescreen]

The Judge now putting forward arguments in Giuffre's favour that weren't even advanced by her lawyers!

Will that be grounds for appeal?

He wants to be called HRH the Potential Defendant, Duke of York but I reckon he's already earned the title HRH The Disgraced Duke of York.

 

[Pickman's model]

Probably getting spankies from Lizzy bent over a stuffed corgi right now with Charles counting out the lashes.

"Fourteen Mommy, Fifteen mommy"

Prince Charles has a servant to do this as he can't count beyond 1, his place in the list of succession to the throne

 

[steveseagull]

It's all falling apart for the (un)sweaty one

 

[Pickman's model]

It's all falling apart for the (un)sweaty one

The judge says once more, this time with feeling

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Certainly looking un-good for the sweatless wonder.

 

[Athos]

Will that be grounds for appeal?

He wants to be called HRH the Potential Defendant, Duke of York but I reckon he's already earned the title HRH The Disgraced Duke of York.

I don't think so; think he's allowed to interpret it.

 

[friedaweed]

Will that be grounds for appeal?

He wants to be called HRH the Potential Defendant, Duke of York but I reckon he's already earned the title HRH The Disgraced Duke of York.

They could use his Latin name Rex Diaphoresis

 

[Athos]

Judge getting frustrated with Brettler. This only going one way, now.

 

[steveseagull]

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Arguments over, decision to me made 'pretty soon'

 

[Athos]

Judge says he'll make a decision pretty soon, but won't say when. No stay of proceedings on the meantime; discovery to continue.

 

[Jeff Robinson]

Bloody loving this

 

[steveseagull]

 

[Pickman's model]

I thought the royal nonce said that with the trusty sword of truth and shield of fair play he would clear his name, or words to that effect. But now it looks like he's unable to do that so scrabbling round the barrel for any old shit to try and weasel his way out of this

 

[Jeff Robinson]

Breaking news from the Duke's doctor: turns out his sweat glands are fully functional again.

 

[Pickman's model]

Breaking news from the Duke's doctor: turns out his sweat glands are fully functional again.

A miracle!

 

[danny la rouge]

Breaking news from the Duke's doctor: turns out his sweat glands are fully functional again.

Is that comedy or did they really?

 

[Pickman's model]

Is that comedy or did they really?

Yes

 

[TopCat]

"Andrew B Brettler, the lawyer for the Duke of York, told Judge Lewis A Kaplan during a virtual hearing on Tuesday that a potential defendant was "someone who was not named as a defendant but could have been".

He said that a potential defendant would be someone Ms Giuffre knew that she had "claims against at the time that she filed the lawsuit" in 2009.
Judge Kaplan said "potential" was a phrase that neither he nor Mr Brettler could "find any meaning at all" in.

Mr Brettler told Judge Kaplan that Prince Andrew "could have been sued" but was not, and added that he wanted Ms Giuffre to "lock herself into a story now" and provide further and more precise details of her allegations.

Judge Kaplan responded to say that was not a requirement at this stage of the process and "just isn't the law".

Mr Brettler concluded by saying the case should "absolutely be dismissed"."

 

[Pickman's model]

"Andrew B Brettler, the lawyer for the Duke of York, told Judge Lewis A Kaplan during a virtual hearing on Tuesday that a potential defendant was "someone who was not named as a defendant but could have been".

He said that a potential defendant would be someone Ms Giuffre knew that she had "claims against at the time that she filed the lawsuit" in 2009.
Judge Kaplan said "potential" was a phrase that neither he nor Mr Brettler could "find any meaning at all" in.

Mr Brettler told Judge Kaplan that Prince Andrew "could have been sued" but was not, and added that he wanted Ms Giuffre to "lock herself into a story now" and provide further and more precise details of her allegations.

Judge Kaplan responded to say that was not a requirement at this stage of the process and "just isn't the law".

Mr Brettler concluded by saying the case should "absolutely be dismissed"."

not really a ringing endorsement of the prince's innocence

 

[1927]

Then if it works for Andrew the case should have been thrown out then

I would have thought so!

 

[Sue]

"Andrew B Brettler, the lawyer for the Duke of York, told Judge Lewis A Kaplan during a virtual hearing on Tuesday that a potential defendant was "someone who was not named as a defendant but could have been".

He said that a potential defendant would be someone Ms Giuffre knew that she had "claims against at the time that she filed the lawsuit" in 2009.
Judge Kaplan said "potential" was a phrase that neither he nor Mr Brettler could "find any meaning at all" in.

Mr Brettler told Judge Kaplan that Prince Andrew "could have been sued" but was not, and added that he wanted Ms Giuffre to "lock herself into a story now" and provide further and more precise details of her allegations.

Judge Kaplan responded to say that was not a requirement at this stage of the process and "just isn't the law".

Mr Brettler concluded by saying the case should "absolutely be dismissed"."

All gone a bit Giuliani-esque.

 

[AmateurAgitator]

 

[Jeff Robinson]

Is that comedy or did they really?

I fear the answer is none of the above.

 

[existentialist]

Confess I haven't looked at Exhibit B yet but if the terms 'Ghislaine Maxwell' and 'Maxwell' are 'overbroad', what the hell is the term 'Other Potential Defendants'?

I'm going to try and get a tenner at 500/1 on him using a FOTL defence.

 

[Jeff Robinson]

Mark Steel: