in theory could a individual or group of people sue for example a supermarket or factory over the horse scandle ? just interested and what money would the winner get..guessing they would work on the principle that they have more money than a individual to pay lawyers etc |
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"in theory could a individual or group of people sue for example a supermarket or factory over the horse scandle ? just interested and what money would the winner get..guessing they would work on the principle that they have more money than a individual to pay lawyers etc"
You will haver to have kept your recipients and possibly the packaging which few will have done. I would also hazard a bet that many packaging says 705 beef or other ambiguous labelling. I have no doubt someone will go to court over it though.  |
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"in theory could a individual or group of people sue for example a supermarket or factory over the horse scandle ? just interested and what money would the winner get..guessing they would work on the principle that they have more money than a individual to pay lawyers etc
You will haver to have kept your recipients and possibly the packaging which few will have done. I would also hazard a bet that many packaging says 705 beef or other ambiguous labelling. I have no doubt someone will go to court over it though. "
You could in theory bring an action for breach of contract against the supermarket and name the meat supplier and the abbattoir as co defendants.
You could bring an action under the Trade Descriptions Act (never my field) and the Sale of Goods Act (dodgy ground but you could probably win this bit) that the goods were neither what they said they were on the wrapper, or fit for purpose. You would of course need the packaging, and some product for testing, and some proof that said product had not been tampered with between point of sale and testing.
Oh yes. And this is a civil case so you'll need a solicitor specialising in contract law and public health issues who will work for nowt until you win.  Or should I say a better solicitor than one employed by the multinationals you are trying to sue.
I think it's possible but a difficult one. |
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"in theory could a individual or group of people sue for example a supermarket or factory over the horse scandle ? just interested and what money would the winner get..guessing they would work on the principle that they have more money than a individual to pay lawyers etc"
Absolutely you can sue under tort law wikipedia gives you all the info on that. And you could make a claim for a number of things breach of contract and gross negligence are just two off the top of my head. I would suggest that you look at tort law, get an understanding of it and inform whatever company you wish to claim against and the reasons why in writing. There is already precedent set for this, something to do with a snail or slug in a pint of beer. So you have already won. I am not even sure that you need receipts or proof of purchases to be successful, but the precedent is already there. Now you know you have the law on your side have fun paying with the big corps who dont have a leg to stand on. They may make you an offer immediatly which personally i wouldnt accept. Or they may wish to fight it as if they pay anyone it will undoubtedly open the flood gates. good luck  |
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"in theory could a individual or group of people sue for example a supermarket or factory over the horse scandle ? just interested and what money would the winner get..guessing they would work on the principle that they have more money than a individual to pay lawyers etc
Absolutely you can sue under tort law wikipedia gives you all the info on that. And you could make a claim for a number of things breach of contract and gross negligence are just two off the top of my head. I would suggest that you look at tort law, get an understanding of it and inform whatever company you wish to claim against and the reasons why in writing. There is already precedent set for this, something to do with a snail or slug in a pint of beer. So you have already won. I am not even sure that you need receipts or proof of purchases to be successful, but the precedent is already there. Now you know you have the law on your side have fun paying with the big corps who dont have a leg to stand on. They may make you an offer immediatly which personally i wouldnt accept. Or they may wish to fight it as if they pay anyone it will undoubtedly open the flood gates. good luck "
Ps with regard to packaging i think you could still win as it would be unreasonable to expect someone to keep receipts or packaging for any length of time when they buy something in good faith. In fact you dont need a store receipt to return an item to a store and claim your money back as the store is obligated to believe you if you say you purchased the item at that store. |
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But has anyone got any beef with horse in it, that they have eaten. Has anyone incurred loss or illness as a result of the scandal?
Bring a case of negligence or breach of contract against any of these guys and they will all bring in all the others as co defendants to recoup their losses.
It's telling that Iceland went on camera and quite happiky said that it would be unreasonable to expect them to test their product stringently for the dna of every animal. That would be their defence.
The meat was brought in at the abbattoirs by all accounts across Europe when reconstituted meat was banned by the EU. Some criminality was involved.
I dont see a case for a someone eating a burger that may have had horse (no proof) in it suing multinational companies when his only loss is to have thrown the rest of the packet away for example. "/ |
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"But has anyone got any beef with horse in it, that they have eaten. Has anyone incurred loss or illness as a result of the scandal?
Bring a case of negligence or breach of contract against any of these guys and they will all bring in all the others as co defendants to recoup their losses.
It's telling that Iceland went on camera and quite happiky said that it would be unreasonable to expect them to test their product stringently for the dna of every animal. That would be their defence.
The meat was brought in at the abbattoirs by all accounts across Europe when reconstituted meat was banned by the EU. Some criminality was involved.
I dont see a case for a someone eating a burger that may have had horse (no proof) in it suing multinational companies when his only loss is to have thrown the rest of the packet away for example. "/"
the shop over the road from me literally has dozens of findus lasagne, bolognese packets on the shelf. I might buy em and make a claim |
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"But has anyone got any beef with horse in it, that they have eaten. Has anyone incurred loss or illness as a result of the scandal?
Bring a case of negligence or breach of contract against any of these guys and they will all bring in all the others as co defendants to recoup their losses.
It's telling that Iceland went on camera and quite happiky said that it would be unreasonable to expect them to test their product stringently for the dna of every animal. That would be their defence.
The meat was brought in at the abbattoirs by all accounts across Europe when reconstituted meat was banned by the EU. Some criminality was involved.
I dont see a case for a someone eating a burger that may have had horse (no proof) in it suing multinational companies when his only loss is to have thrown the rest of the packet away for example. "/
the shop over the road from me literally has dozens of findus lasagne, bolognese packets on the shelf. I might buy em and make a claim "
But, you will have bought them after there was cause to suspect they may be contaminated. |
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"But has anyone got any beef with horse in it, that they have eaten. Has anyone incurred loss or illness as a result of the scandal?
Bring a case of negligence or breach of contract against any of these guys and they will all bring in all the others as co defendants to recoup their losses.
It's telling that Iceland went on camera and quite happiky said that it would be unreasonable to expect them to test their product stringently for the dna of every animal. That would be their defence.
The meat was brought in at the abbattoirs by all accounts across Europe when reconstituted meat was banned by the EU. Some criminality was involved.
I dont see a case for a someone eating a burger that may have had horse (no proof) in it suing multinational companies when his only loss is to have thrown the rest of the packet away for example. "/
the shop over the road from me literally has dozens of findus lasagne, bolognese packets on the shelf. I might buy em and make a claim
But, you will have bought them after there was cause to suspect they may be contaminated."
If you buy products believing them to be contaminated in order to give you a claim, then that changes the whole case.
Once they were discovered as possibly contaminated they should have been removed by the retailer. Not to do so is negligent. But without any damages on your behalf, it would be a very small claim.
There are some excellent high profile solicitors in Brum who deal with contract and plaintiff related negligence cases that would love your money. They only charge two hundred quid an hour too.
My thoughts are, unless you have a kid with bone marrow failure and a direct causal link to horseburger infiltrates...
You'll be lucky to get your burger money back "/
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