Link to the judgement. The quote is at paragraph 97
shorelined on
Mad that they pull this up because a judge didn’t understand it, when this entire profession throws Latin terms in every paragraph.
ApprehensiveBed6206 on
Their judgement on gaslighting is more interesting than three LotR’s reference. Is gaslighting not a term in the dictionary? What’s wrong with that?
funpubquiz on
I thought gaslighting went into the dictionary. The Lord of the Rings stuff shouldn’t be there; it is a reactionary pile of shite.
davesr25 on
*”One does not simply gaslight into Mordor”*
Embarrassed_Art5414 on
Man, the Court of Appeal is full of total Karens.
marquess_rostrevor on
The more ridiculous thing is that the court doesn’t even sit unless the beacons are lit.
cjamcmahon1 on
gaslighting has lost its original meaning tbf
iknowtheop on
Courts need to adopt a plain language approach but this isn’t surprising seeing as most judges seem to be stuck in the 19th century.
Professional_Elk_489 on
Won’t the High Court tell the Court of Appeal to get fucked
You are either the High Court or you are not
yamalamama on
The use of an uncommon word like militates to make this point is a bit ironic, I’d say more readers would recognise the slang.
Old-Ad5508 on
There is nothing clear in upper court judgement what the fuck is the COA talking about. Court opinions is nothing but highfalutin dictum
Skeknir on
As a child I was a witness in a case, entire thing left me with a bad impression to be honest. Zero justice. But I’ll never forget hearing this judge, in court in the west of Ireland, drone on in his posh British accent. People with their stupid little wigs on, as if that lent legitimacy to the whole thing – if there’s no wigs they won’t take us seriously!
At one point I was sitting waiting to be called up, the barrister had given me a wine gum. I was 12. This vicious prick stops the entire proceeding, points at me, and like something out of Dickens booms “Are you chewing gum?!” Phonetically sounded like “Aah yoo choo-wing gaaam?”
I’m one of those who does actually believe in spelling and grammar and speaking clearly, but what they do isn’t it.
Thank god. I had to study law as a module in college. I got all the cases but couldn’t understand a fucking thing in the books.
I remember having to get solicitor to read a contract i had to sign. I mistook one of the terms as the opposite and he said “they make it so confusing so you have to pay us to explain it”
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https://www.courts.ie/viewer/pdf/72d38ea3-61ca-439a-9bb7-b4b02ad8faca/2024_IECA_234.pdf/pdf#view=fitH
Link to the judgement. The quote is at paragraph 97
Mad that they pull this up because a judge didn’t understand it, when this entire profession throws Latin terms in every paragraph.
Their judgement on gaslighting is more interesting than three LotR’s reference. Is gaslighting not a term in the dictionary? What’s wrong with that?
I thought gaslighting went into the dictionary. The Lord of the Rings stuff shouldn’t be there; it is a reactionary pile of shite.
*”One does not simply gaslight into Mordor”*
Man, the Court of Appeal is full of total Karens.
The more ridiculous thing is that the court doesn’t even sit unless the beacons are lit.
gaslighting has lost its original meaning tbf
Courts need to adopt a plain language approach but this isn’t surprising seeing as most judges seem to be stuck in the 19th century.
Won’t the High Court tell the Court of Appeal to get fucked
You are either the High Court or you are not
The use of an uncommon word like militates to make this point is a bit ironic, I’d say more readers would recognise the slang.
There is nothing clear in upper court judgement what the fuck is the COA talking about. Court opinions is nothing but highfalutin dictum
As a child I was a witness in a case, entire thing left me with a bad impression to be honest. Zero justice. But I’ll never forget hearing this judge, in court in the west of Ireland, drone on in his posh British accent. People with their stupid little wigs on, as if that lent legitimacy to the whole thing – if there’s no wigs they won’t take us seriously!
At one point I was sitting waiting to be called up, the barrister had given me a wine gum. I was 12. This vicious prick stops the entire proceeding, points at me, and like something out of Dickens booms “Are you chewing gum?!” Phonetically sounded like “Aah yoo choo-wing gaaam?”
I’m one of those who does actually believe in spelling and grammar and speaking clearly, but what they do isn’t it.
The court of appeal: https://youtu.be/5DlTexEXxLQ?si=RO63C2RsqfHA0pTT
Thank god. I had to study law as a module in college. I got all the cases but couldn’t understand a fucking thing in the books.
I remember having to get solicitor to read a contract i had to sign. I mistook one of the terms as the opposite and he said “they make it so confusing so you have to pay us to explain it”