Prince Andrew -You Are Served

[webbo3]

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/prince-andrew-virginia-giuffre-served-papers-lawyers-fbi-b954796.html

https://news.sky.com/story/prince-andrew-lawyers-for-woman-suing-duke-of-york-claim-he-was-served-with-legal-papers-12404352

[gulliver1]

Why the hell didn't Andrew to a Donald and get one of his cronies to pay her off on the Qt.

[davebro]

//Why the hell didn't Andrew to a Donald and get one of his cronies to pay her off on the Qt.//

Why should he - it's all made up - he never met the woman
dontchaknow?

[gulliver1]

10.17 "he never met the woman "
If Andrew could persuade Boris to issue that statement for him , every Tory in the U/K would believe it ... Job done.... not guilty.

[Peter Pedant]

er dont they come back for more?

not that I am speaking from experience of course

[Peter Pedant]

// Boris to issue that statement for him , every Tory in the UK would believe it ... Job done.... not guilty.//

straw blondie fwobbles hair - "look er, I - salus populi suprema lex - I hope I havent made one of my elenchi ( fwobbles hair again ) er yes, Caesars wife must be above suspicion - but that says nothing about Caesar ! (*)"

(*)Tacitus in his famous book -the 12 caesars - Augustus says that if you forgive your friends, you just show weakness, probably of C. Gallus, first prefect of .... too much Latin detail...

[Jackdaw33]

The Twelve Caesars was by Suetonius, not Tacitus.

[Peter Pedant]

bolloo bollo dammit boloo
at least one person on AB reads and understands what I write
I think it is his classics degree

yes dammit suetonius - - tacitus, agricola, damn and blast

mea culpa. mea maxima culpa - damn blast

[Peter Pedant]

and he is defending the case

presumably if the lawyers turn up they have to admit they have been served ....presumably they are trying to embarass money out of him (Jiauffre got moolah out of Gee-larn )

[davebro]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58550197

So PA's lawyers have appeared in the US court. I guess they will have to mount a plausible defence or the judgement will go against him.

[andy-hughes]

davebro - //So PA's lawyers have appeared in the US court. I guess they will have to mount a plausible defence or the judgement will go against him. //

The initial reaction seems to be focusing on perceived errors in the papers-serving process.

It's intersting that the lawyers are looking at this as a defence, rather than coming at this from a perspective of innocence which they can prove in court.

Maybe because he isn't - and they can't?

Tick tock ...

[anneasquith]

One of the best soap operas on tv/media ATM.

[vulcan42]

andy-hughes, I suggest the lawyers are exploring every avenue possible, thus adding to an ever increasing fee.

[DTCwordfan]

In the States, getting the facts down as to whether there is a bona fide case and that due process has been followed is crucial - this comes before the meat of the case and a huge number of cases never make it through as the judge dismisses them - or sometimes in lesser cases offers a resolution process - such as anger management or whatever without it going on the record.

[dannyk13]

He may yet have to face a court:-
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9988535/UK-court-FORCE-Andrew-evidence-lawsuit-continues-dodge-duck.html

[dannyk13]

And more:-
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9988085/Judge-Prince-Andrew-case-gives-Virginia-Roberts-lawyers-extra-week-serve-legal-papers.html

[andy-hughes]

vulcan - // andy-hughes, I suggest the lawyers are exploring every avenue possible, thus adding to an ever increasing fee. //

On reflection, you are probably right - get the ideally simple stuff tried out first, then move on to the increadingly tricky stuff if that doesn't work.

[CrapAtCryptics]

It was never explained what a young girl was allegedly doing unaccompanied and mixing with much older people.