On Nov 15, 2007 10:04 PM, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
On 15/11/2007, Fred Bauder fredbaud@fairpoint.net wrote:
Yes, but keep in mind that winning is almost as expensive as losing. If you think the Arbcom is bad, try the courts.
UK law Fred not US. Costs are generally paid by the losing side if they can afford them.
That's a bold statement. Yes, costs are normally awarded against the losing side but that does not mean they will actually get paid. English legal history is full of people who have won libel actions and yet been financially ruined.
(There's a system called 'paying money into court' where the defendant will put up a sum of money as an offer for settlement without admission of liability. If the plaintiff wins but the jury awards less in damages than the amount paid into court, then the plaintiff is still required to pay their own costs)