#28901
TonyC
Flatchatter

    It’s been a very distressing journey for the parents, relatives and friends of the girl that died and the girl who survived but became a paraplegic. First the fire, then the coroner’s inquest, and now the civil law proceedings for compensation.
    The scatter gun approach of suing every person remotely involved is normal in litigation such as this because until the evidence is in and the defences have been filed, it is often not possible to know who is responsible, and if so, how much responsibility they bear.
    The civil law proceedings will succeed against anyone who knew of the illegal partitioning, such as the owner and the managing agent, and anyone who failed to comply with fire safety standards for the building.
    It is likely that the proceedings will go to a court hearing because so many defendants (read – insurers) are involved, because they will not be able to agree between themselves how much responsibility each should bear.