Post by nomadic on Jan 11, 2015 10:52:18 GMT 7
I have also put this post here so those with no password as well as all casual guests can view it.
OK, to Frugle and BTV as well as everyone else. The only discussion I have had so far is with a lawyer in Melbourne who specializes in class actions among other things. I know him from a previous case i had and he was recommended by the law institute also. All that i asked him so far was, if he was interested in a class action against the telegraph and/or the herald sun he said yes but not pro bono. I then asked him how much and he said between 5K and 10K.
This was all suggested by others in the first place and not me but with my experience in finding lawyers i took it on myself to find one and after trying all the big ones they all said no so i then went to the law institute and found this one. I, maybe stupidly, thought that with so many members it would be easy to raise the money. Then others suggested an action against C/L so i was going to put it to the lawyer when i am in contact with him again. But for now it definately is only against the media and most likely will stay that way. Apart from finding the money every one on a pension can get an advance payment from C/L which they take a small amount out of further payments until it is returned. So raising the money i can't believe is very hard to do. We may even get compensation but that's not the main aim. The primary aim is to stop the media/ public from putting us all down every chance they get. Front page apologies every day for a month would be a big win for us. But by it's very nature class actions are for compensation so who knows. Again, lots more discussions are needed before we even start collecting any money. If it goes ahead we will set up an email adress so everybody would be involved from the start. OK, maybe this wont happen but if it doesn't it wil be back to the same same of people posting these vile articles on the forum and everybody including me whingeing about them. We all know how vile they are and we all want them to stop and that wont happen unless is forced upon them by legal means. How many times on the forum have we read of members using maggot and other similar terms to describe those in the system who continue to take away our rights. Ok, that's my soap box for today and i will also post this on the class action thread. LET'S GO!
P.S. I have no idea when i will speak to him again. Will let all know as soon as.
OK, to Frugle and BTV as well as everyone else. The only discussion I have had so far is with a lawyer in Melbourne who specializes in class actions among other things. I know him from a previous case i had and he was recommended by the law institute also. All that i asked him so far was, if he was interested in a class action against the telegraph and/or the herald sun he said yes but not pro bono. I then asked him how much and he said between 5K and 10K.
This was all suggested by others in the first place and not me but with my experience in finding lawyers i took it on myself to find one and after trying all the big ones they all said no so i then went to the law institute and found this one. I, maybe stupidly, thought that with so many members it would be easy to raise the money. Then others suggested an action against C/L so i was going to put it to the lawyer when i am in contact with him again. But for now it definately is only against the media and most likely will stay that way. Apart from finding the money every one on a pension can get an advance payment from C/L which they take a small amount out of further payments until it is returned. So raising the money i can't believe is very hard to do. We may even get compensation but that's not the main aim. The primary aim is to stop the media/ public from putting us all down every chance they get. Front page apologies every day for a month would be a big win for us. But by it's very nature class actions are for compensation so who knows. Again, lots more discussions are needed before we even start collecting any money. If it goes ahead we will set up an email adress so everybody would be involved from the start. OK, maybe this wont happen but if it doesn't it wil be back to the same same of people posting these vile articles on the forum and everybody including me whingeing about them. We all know how vile they are and we all want them to stop and that wont happen unless is forced upon them by legal means. How many times on the forum have we read of members using maggot and other similar terms to describe those in the system who continue to take away our rights. Ok, that's my soap box for today and i will also post this on the class action thread. LET'S GO!
P.S. I have no idea when i will speak to him again. Will let all know as soon as.