Will it be a judgement on the whole thing or just a part of it?
We're so lucky to have your legal brains on the thread!
Thank you and the pleasure is mine.
This is not a final judgment. Its an interim ruling on narrow issues. It goes like this:
When Associated Newspapers got Megsy's claim they didnt just Defend it straight away. Instead they used a classic legal tactic and said "Parts of this claim are legally unsustainable. We are not going to waste time and money responding to them until you give us further and better particulars of these parts of it." (or Up Yours Princess!) This is called a Pt 18 request.
When Megsy lot repsonded they said "Nah not good enough. We now need more information and obviously parts of the Claim are wrongly pleaded or have no evidence to sustain them at trial so cannot be allowed to go forward wasting our money and the courts time."
There were then Applications made to the court the outcome of which will be tomorrow. Its not possible to know yet if Megsy's mob also applied to compel responses to those parts of the claim Associated wouldnt defend; but certainly Associated applied to strike out parts of the claim and also for an order that Megsy provides certain information or Ammendments to support or justify her claim.
Last weeks hyperexpensive legal willy-waving were the respective barristers arguing what orders the judge should make.
If tomorrow the Judge, Warby (very smart and diligent and straight as a die) strikes out (removes) parts of the claim and orders her side to provide the Information it can only be seen as a loss for the Queen of Omid Scobies Bank account. If he also orders her to pay the costs or part of the costs of the Application, which is unusual and indicates judicial disapproval, it will have been a disaster.
Of course stupid and deluded litigants are prone to Appealing disasters but in this jurisdiction thats just a great way to treble your costs liability and Warby is unlikely to get it wrong.
Now we dont know what Associated know. This could just all be tactics to wear out the worlds greatest humanitarian and whoever is paying the bills; or it could be that they really have valid points and believe her Claim is a load of crap; and want whoever is paying for her latest scam to know that as well....
Tomorrow will make it clearer which it is.
After this documents will be exchanged (Dynamite potentially - expect further Applications), then Witness Statements then trial by which time the loser will be on the wrong end of easily a six figure sum and in 38Megatrons case another nail in the putrefying coffin of her reputation - expect allegations of Waycism.