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> It's actually fairly common throughout the western world that the loser of a civil suite must supply legal fees. It is uncommon in the United States. Which
by tanzam75 13y ago
> It's actually fairly common throughout the western world that the loser of a civil suite must supply legal fees.
It is uncommon in the United States. Which is why it's surprising.
In the last 200 years, American common law has diverged a great deal from British/Commonwealth common law, both in the law itself, and in how it's practiced.