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[–] NKBTN@feddit.uk 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I do love it when a big company has to spend hundreds of thousands on Barristers fees AND loses.

[–] apis@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago

Getting fees out of clients is like getting blood out of a stone.

Those barristers may not get paid by Tesco for years & not without a fight - they're prohibited from taking retainers and from turning down cases, and though they can refer cases on to other barristers, the circumstances in which they can do this are very limited.

[–] DrCake@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Except it’s Tesco so they’ll just raise the price of bread and milk or something to cover it

[–] NKBTN@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

True. +1p on bananas would probably cover it in a fortnight