Tommy Robinson, the court case and (guffaw) 'free speech'
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Raheem
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I don't know if someone funded it, but in any event I expect a lot of law firms will be willing to take a high-profile case like this, with a high probability of success, on no-win-no-fee terms.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
That would kind of backfire here, if he has no money, they won't get paid.
Raheem
Well-Known Member
I'm not sure that's exactly how it works, but they will have had a good idea what the risk of not getting paid was. They may have felt it was worth it for the kudos. They will be able to mention it on their website forever.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
Yes, that's true. A fairly straight forward case too.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Raheem
Well-Known Member
Tommy Robinson being, of course, a nickname for Shamima Begum.
Raheem
Well-Known Member
IANAL, but I'd say "I've given everything to my wife, so..." might not be foolproof.Yeah, declaring yourself bankrupt 3 months before a libel trial must make courts a bit
Surely they have the power to look in to this shit?
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
There was a crowdfunding initially
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Followed by a crowdfunder to launch an IP/TM legal action on behalf of the original Luton hooligan whose name he appropriated
Ax^
Silly Rabbit
it has president you heard what happened to katie hopkins, if not look it up its funnier than a house landing on her head
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Here's a report to remind us about his bankruptcy, and how they are trying to unearth his hidden assets.
www.bedfordshirelive.co.uk
Luton's Tommy Robinson declares bankruptcy as court battle looms
The former EDL leader is being sued for libel
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
I really think that failing to pay the full amount of damages and costs awarded should be an automatic contempt of court.
The plaintiff should not need to have another case to force the defendant ("bankrupt" or not) to pay up, especially when the defendant defaults on agreements / commitments to pay.
[And I am speaking as someone has suffered from not being able to get such damages & costs paid to them, on more than one occasion and I might have to go down the court route again in the near future.]
The plaintiff should not need to have another case to force the defendant ("bankrupt" or not) to pay up, especially when the defendant defaults on agreements / commitments to pay.
[And I am speaking as someone has suffered from not being able to get such damages & costs paid to them, on more than one occasion and I might have to go down the court route again in the near future.]
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Why when you libel someone in such a manner that they must abandon their education and leave their home/town, is the only sanction for causing that harm a financial one that may or may not be avoided by pretending not to have any money? If you damage people's lives in other ways you are often required to take a hit to your own life in the form of loss of liberty, and all that can follow from that.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
A lot of defamation work is done on no win no fee so if Jamal had lost his lawyers would have been entitled to fuck all
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
It was for Green.
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
I've learn't something new there, I thought only injury cases were eligible for no win, no fee. Sadly of course 'Tommeh' will no doubt do his weasly best to weasel out of paying.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
With a bit of luck he'll weasel his way in to some more contempt of court, judges love that shit...
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Nope. Defamation too.
On a no win no fee case the lawyer charges a success fee if they win. So the costs here may well be £250k with a 100% success fee.
Transactions that aren't legit or for full value can be reversed. So if he gave his wife his house or sold it for a lot less than the real value, that transaction can be undone. And because he's so hated, I can see the person running his bankruptcy really getting into all the nooks of his finances
not-bono-ever
meh
There’s an assumption that the gaff was in both their names & was transferred This may not ever have been the case.report above suggests it was never in their names
Raheem
Well-Known Member
Maybe, but in that case, where's his money gone?
(And, no, "up his nose" isn't an answer.)
not-bono-ever
meh
Doesn’t really matter, he’s not thick enough to have stuff in his name surely. I have known serial bankrupters (cunts) who never had a penny when it got legal and they stayed legal if structured correctly
This is why the shitty people stay wealthy and those who work are screwed
This is why the shitty people stay wealthy and those who work are screwed
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Raheem
Well-Known Member
But the situation here is not that he's declaring bankruptcy - he's already done that. It's that he's pleading no means. It's different process, and he will need to convince the court that it is actually not possible for him to pay, rather than that he meets a set of criteria. I think he'll find it difficult unless all the money he's piled up is actually disbursed (spent and gone). Claiming not to have any money because he's given it to his wife is unlikely to work IMO.
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
I think it depends when it was done. If it was when it became clear he was going to lose then he's presumably in trouble. If it was before the court case then I think he's clear.
