| rfloubo | 01-21-2016 06:32 AM |
Re: Anyone got a notification of legal action from Amazon?
With all due respect Jeff, you sound like you learned the courts from the telly or school. In theory it is good advice. I'm no expert either and will not give an opinion about US courts. If it works like you say all over the 50 states and with all judges, the US truly is the land of the free. I would have my doubts though.
As for the UK, there are several levels of courts and several tiers of judges which I reckon is similar to the US. But here, even assuming they do things by the book, only the top courts have to write something. They cost top 'dollar' too. County courts, where small claims are heard, do not. Using the written law to base their decisions is optional too. It's more a question of being sympathetic or not.
The power in the connection of the barrister or attorney has nothing to do with friendship or any other sh1t like that. It is rather in allowing them to make the judge accountable (i.e. damage their reputation) if they don't play by the book. Of course they are well aware of this and, generally speaking, litigants in person get treated like the plebes they are. | 
