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Its not the rules, its the good citizens (us) that sue when things go pair shaped with "no success no fee" blood sucking legal teams.
Councils have to ban everything, or they are liable. Its the way things are nowadays unforch. A local mayor actually said publically on radio, "sure, have a street party, but please please just dont tell us, we will keep well away even if we find out. But if you tell us you will, we will have to shut you down due to liabilty issues".
The problem is not with the gov, its with US, gone are the days when you dust yourself off and move on with a misshap, WE sue now.
A "friend" tripped on a footpath, broke a leg, and successfully sued the council for $20k !.
Another aquaintence (pissed, her fault) fell off my Harley parked in my back yard and claimed $2k off my pub liability insurance for a "cosmetic injury" gash on a leg that healed within a mth.
I didnt even know she had done this untill a year later when my insurance company mentioned this in passing when I rang them on renewing. I asked them "why didnt you tell me at the time", reply, "it happens all the time, we didnt bother you with it, its not worth contesting".
Peter, what would you do if your child was injured on a swing in the local park and a smart ass lawyer promised a fat return for no fee he?.
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