Wonder How They Are Going To Do This?

[Barsel]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/prince-andrew-to-be-served-court-papers-in-person-says-sexual-assault-accusers-lawyer/ar-AANkeLD?li=BBoPWjQ

Do they just turn up at a castle or a palace, knock on the door and expect Prince Andrew to answer it?
How do you serve court papers on someone in person who I expect will be staying very close to the Queen?

[tomus42]

They're not different things gromit. It's people avoiding going to court because they're scared they'll get found guilty and have to face the consequences.

Royal rapist? Are you presuming he's guilty?

[calmck]

Trump and Bill Clinton also appeared in photos with Epstein

[Gromit]

// Royal rapist? Are you presuming he's guilty? //

Isn’t that the charge ?

Barsel,
Even if the girl consented, having sex with an underage girl in the UK is rape.

[Gromit]

calmck
Neither Trump nor Clinton have accused Epstein of raping them.

[Jackdaw33]

The age of consent in the UK is 16, not 17.

[calmck]

No but I wonder if they have been accused and paid up

[Gromit]

// In court documents, Giuffre claimed that one sexual encounter with Prince Andrew was an orgy on Little Saint James that involved her, several underage girls from Eastern Europe, the Prince, and Jeffrey Epstein himself.
In 2015, spokespersons for the British royal family stated that "any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors is categorically untrue", later repeating the denials.
Requests from Giuffre's lawyers for a statement under oath from the Duke about the allegations were returned unanswered. //

[douglas9401]

Our hero will see them all off, no sweat.

[Ken4155]

To serve Andrew with the papers, all they need do is to stake out a certain Pizza Express in Woking and wait for his arrival.

[Peter Pedant]

// Barsel,
Even if the girl consented, having sex with an underage girl in the UK is rape.//

well she was 17 so that answers that....

and as I pointed out to the Beeb who were giving the Jiuffre team far too free a rein to blaart - a bit like the favoured posters on AB - The Randy one does NOT have to discuss if any his defence on telly.

and they dont have depositions here in civil cases, nor juries

anyway - The Great Lawyeress Barmaid has given the rules about depositions in foreign jurisdictions being taken here

[ erm and I cant remember what she said...]

The Randy Prince will have a team of lawyers and a registered doo dah for legal fings ( forgotten all the technical words sozza).
Walking up to a pallay and knock knock - is the prince in?
No says the flunkey
"oh what the hell, the whole royal family is served n all!"
"Thenk yo' - I will tell Her Majesty when she rises for tiffin at her petty levvay"

[Peter Pedant]

yeah foo
and the law process server is shown into an office
an the furniture are those german bits wiv Girls in bras in various er position as chairs and table. Tasteful and artistic, they are . Prince Philip said of them - "well they look like a couple of t---- to me!" but he is now gone

and the Prince - His Royal Highness himself is sitting on the Andy Warhol sofa of Marilyn's Lips. an he says yeah, 'foo!' - no he is more direct and less subtle than that. The Prince says: " Hey Brat ! I am having a few cocktails, Try a 'long slow screw against the wall!' and I have made up one. A more muscular, "Miners Delight!" - a sort of screwball with added Hypnovel!". The process server does not smile.

and the process server says - "you are well and truly served my lord!" and The Prince ever a one for the smart arrissed one liners, repartees: well where's the fracking cocktail then!" ( if you are serving see)

[Peter Pedant]

Ken I thought my version was more high minded cultured and artistic - typical AB I assert

[Gromit]

PP
Giuffre claims that one of the romps she had with Andrew also involved under-age East European girls.
Defending that allegation in a Court is what Andrew is terrified of.

[Peter Pedant]

yerss yerss
I think if a convicted t+rt in america says a prince of the realm consorted with ukrainian skool girl
it will come to court on that alone

[davebro]

However the civil suit goes I don't think it will make much difference. The court of public opinion has made up it's mind about Andrew and he is now beyond the pale as far as any role representing the Queen or the royal family is concerned.