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Almost none. When people think they're in the right - they sue (or defend). Further, because of the 'loser pays' system, if the case is obviously bogus or blo

by orp 15y ago

Almost none. When people think they're in the right - they sue (or defend). Further, because of the 'loser pays' system, if the case is obviously bogus or blown up, often a lawyer will agree to take up a defense just for the right to claim the other side's expenses (e.g. instead of paying the lawyer, the lawyer takes a relatively small fee plus the right to any 'expense fees' leveled on the other side). In addition, I believe that in most of Europe lawyers cost a lot less than they do in the US (certainly so in Israel), to which a contributing factor is that less litigation going on.

monochromatic 15y ago
> in most of Europe lawyers cost a lot less than they do in the US As a lawyer, I don't see how this is a positive thing :) But seriously, nobody knows how many cases there are at the margin that don't get brought due to the loser pays system. Neither system is perfect though, and I can certainly make arguments in favor of either.