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I don't know how this law firm acquired it's right to represent every Facebook user in the UK, I had a choice to sign up to Facebook, all be it personally a beg
by theginger 5y ago
I don't know how this law firm acquired it's right to represent every Facebook user in the UK, I had a choice to sign up to Facebook, all be it personally a begrudging one it was at least a choice.
I seem to have no choice about this company suiting meta claiming to be on my behalf.
- lloydatkinson 5y agoWell, you don't get any money from this so.
- eru 5y agoBut it costs Facebook money that they could be using to develop features that the commenter wanted?
- wahnfrieden 5y agolegal costs aren’t pulled from r&d
- eru 5y agoMoney is fungible.
- xboxnolifes 5y agoindirectly they are.
- irthomasthomas 5y agoDon't worry, these class-action type suits never succeed in UK. So when this fails it will make it harder for groups in other countries to pursue the same claim.
- eru 5y ago> So when this fails it will make it harder for groups in other countries to pursue the same claim. At least in practice, even if not in theory.
- toyg 5y agoUh, can we call it a false flag, then...?
- irthomasthomas 5y agoMaybe, but I would like a lawyer to weigh in on it. I know that US, UK, Can and Aus have compatible legal systems, and often a case from one country sets precedent in the others. But even without that, how many judges would hear a case that was already tossed out in a compatible jurisdiction?
- utucuro 5y agoAll good ones, I would hope. Otherwise what is the point of being an independent country for any of them? Due diligence requires nothing less than a fair attempt at assessing a case for the local laws as there might be differences after all.