[dfraser992]

No, in the UK, the loser will pay for court costs, in general. I had a bit of legal trouble a few years ago - the other side was trying to play "solicitor" to use the law as a way of extorting me (aka threatening to make criminal complaints over various (bullshit) things) so I had to hire someone to write a polite 'go fuck yourself' letter eventually. Solicitors are duty-bound to try and get things to settle out of court, so dealing with wanna-be solicitors is always a problem for them.

https://www.ashurst.com/en/news-and-insights/legal-updates/q...

What's unique about the UK is that unlike actually civilized countries (incl. the US), there is no legal requirement to negotiate in good faith. It is expected for you to do so, but if the other side figures out that you haven't and tries to take you to court over that, then the English court system will say "tough luck". Manipulating the other side to your advantage should be expected, they said. There have been High Court cases that have established this principle. so doing business with the English is always possibly problematic (e.g. Brexit and all the lies, the mentality behind all that etc). Anecdotally, I have heard from foreigners that doing business with English people is more of a headache than with ones from other countries. And I have lived here long enough to 'understand' the English better than most Americans...

[Underphil]

"What's unique about the UK is that unlike actually civilized countries (incl. the US)"

I needed a good laugh today, so thanks.