Exposed: The spurious claims ‘parasitic’ lawyers are making against British troops - including an Iraqi bomb-maker who sued us for NOT killing him as a minister says soldiers need more protection

wyatt1 wrote:A Defence Minister has said British troops need 'more than body armour' when they are sent into battle as they have to deal with spurious claims from 'parasitic' lawyers when they return to the UK.
Around 4,000 claims of mistreatment have been lodged against British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, costing the Government more than £30million so far.
Speaking during a Westminster Hall debate Tory minister Penny Mordaunt revealed among the claims the courts have dealt with are an insurgent bomb-maker who sued the UK because he was taken prisoner and detained until it was safe to transfer him to local forces - when instead we could have shot him.


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Observe, Identify, Destroy.

Any ex SF out there,  you know what is required.

Flap Zappa wrote:a simple solution would be to make the ambulance chasers responsible for all costs of both sides if they lose. It might make them a bit more selective in the cases they take.

Lord Edmund Moletrousers wrote:

Flap Zappa wrote:a simple solution would be to make the ambulance chasers responsible for all costs of both sides if they lose. It might make them a bit more selective in the cases they take.

Agreed...together with the withdrawal of access to almost unlimited legal aid.

Flap Zappa wrote:
well the legal aid would only be payable if they won the case.