American legal system
My experience-
The system for better or worse forces you to hire an attorney for a court case. You end up paying roughly $300 per hour. Even if you win, you will be in a hole.
The other option is contingency. The attorney will not even take a case unless it is a sure win. You will pay all the expenses and the attorney will take a third of the total.
I have no experience with the English System but from what I think I know, you appear before a judge. In theory he knows the law and is not influenced by the fact that you are charming, good looking, remind him of his father etc. Oh and if someone sues you and looses, they have to pay your legal costs. HUM-far fewer cases and far lower percentage of attorneys in England.
Example of what is wrong. Our current issue-sexual harassment. What is the common link for all the men being charged? Right or wrong is not the question I asked.
The common link is deep pockets.
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