£92,000 Or Just £100, Are The French Lawyers Right?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5833837/Sexy-footage-Meghan-proves-Kate-did-not-deserve-92k-payout-topless-snaps-French-lawyers-say.html

[youngmafbog]

Not quite the same though is it.

One was taken surreptitiously whilst a member of the Royal family the other got her kit off before joining.

[jackthehat]

No.
They are 2 different women. One had an expectation of privacy.....the other, not so much.

[Old_Geezer]

The world doesn't work like that, unfortunately. It's not the same for all, it's whatever result you can get. They can take snaps of me topless for £92k if they wish.

[kvalidir]

I'm slightly conflicted in that there isn't really a comparison because Meghan Markle was doing a shoot and Kate wasn't, so one was consented to etc and one was covert. However, we all have choices about our life, and Kate Middleton married Prince William, so she would know her life was going to change significantly, if she didn't then she was stupid, but should that allow the media and individuals unfettered access into her private life? No I don't think it should, however, miserable though it is to be hounded by the press and fans etc you pays your money and takes your choice, she could always have married a plumber.

[youngmafbog]

Judging by some of the adult art films I have seen the "photo's" would be a lot worse with a plumber!

[sp1814]

No, the French lawyers are not right for the reasons already given.

These are two different women, and the photos are contextually different.

Also, this argument doesn’t hold water:

Lawyers for Closer, who are appealing the case this week, say it's 'hypocritical' of the Cambridges to claim such a huge compensation when modern members of the royal family are 'happy with sexy photos'.

The Cambridges sued years ago. They could not have known about the Duchess of Sussex back in 2012, unless they had the keys to a Tardis.

[youngmafbog]

Got to give them full marks for trying though SP!

[CrapAtCryptics]

I have a Tardis key - if anyone is interested- from a visit to the Doctor Who experience in Cardiff before it closed. All I have to do now is find a Tardis.

[hereIam]

Kate does deserve the payout and I'm pretty certain it will all be donated to charity.

[cassa333]

Megam Merkel had her photos done for publicity purposes before she became a royal.

The pictures of Kate Middleton were taken without permission using telephoto lenses as she believed she was in the grounds of a private house.

[Peter Pedant]

God knows
wait for the judgement
this must have gone to the Cour de cassation
I challenge anyone to say how they decide cases there

much shorter judgement than ENglish - they state the principles and basically then - "and in applying them we find ..."

res judicata there ( if it is decided then it stays decided)
precedent weak ( you said X last year so you must say X this year - they tend not to as it is principle based)

so wait and see

completely different legal system ( code napooleon) and so compoletely different outcomes .....

[douglas9401]

My wife is renowned for her topless photos.

Every second one she takes has the head missing.