'Lotto rapist' victim wins right to sue
"A woman whose life was ruined by "Lotto rapist" Iorworth Hoare said she was "delighted and relieved" as she won a landmark court victory which opens the door for thousands of other sex assault victims to sue their attackers for compensation".
I am disappointed by this House of Lords ruling. This is because I cannot see the link between Hoare's conduct in raping Mrs A 20 years ago, and his purchasing a Lotto ticket which turned out to be a winner. She has said it was pointless to sue him beforehand because he did not have any money. And that she brought the case on principle and not because of financial gain. If she now goes ahead and sues him for damages and is successful, will she, on a point of principle, donate the proceeds to charity? I think not.
A v Hoare, House of Lords judgment.
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
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Their Lordships narrowed this execption to the general rule to cases of assault/abuse. So as someone abused as a child, now you too can roll out a compo claim.
poor lotto rapist....my heart bleeds for him ................NOT...........now that the woman he raped is now allowed to sue him
Mrs A says she still suffers from nightmares and that the brutality of the assault destroyed her self-esteem and wrecked her relationships.
Mrs "A" suffers nightmares as a result of the press coverage surrounding the win by her own admission. It was a balmy decision by the Lords when another judge had made it clear that only a change in the law itself could change anything. Instead, the interpreters of law, the Lords, took it upon themselves to become the legislators. Ultra Vires? We'll see.
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