It doesn’t invite corruption, it was designed that way.
The English legal system was setup for aristocrats not peasants. We changed a lot about how the criminal side works, but very little about the civil.
The English legal system was setup for aristocrats not peasants. We changed a lot about how the criminal side works, but very little about the civil.
I can't stand that this is part of the "justice" system. The outcome of a case should depend on its merits, not the litigants' war chest. Anything less invites corruption.