This specific person in this specific case sounds like an asshole, but people who aren’t assholes do sometimes lose court cases, and should have the ability to appeal without risking financial ruin.
He had the ability to appeal, which he used and lost. Then he was presented with another opportunity to appeal, because often you get several chances for this.
He chose instead to seek judicial review of the case, which wasted everyone’s time because it was stupid and inappropriate to request a review instead of appealing.
Then he was fined for wasting everyone’s time, because otherwise these people will just keep going and wasting taxpayer money on frivolous court proceedings.
That isn’t appeal, that is judicial review, basically wanting the court to review the decision and overturn it. It’s an extra step that shouldn’t be taken willy-nilly, and should be done when you’re sure you have a chance. He already went past the normal procedure and continue to pursuit something as stupid and obvious as speeding fine. The high cost imposed is to stop these sort of frivolous demand, and the court smell his bullshit from the get go as he pretend he didn’t drive or own the car.
Extreme costs make it too risky to appeal against injustice.
I wouldn’t consider these costs extreme, they wouldn’t even be the full cost of defending against his ridiculous claims.
They’re extreme relative to the average person’s disposable income.
And a reasonable person isn’t going to find themselves in this particular position.
This specific person in this specific case sounds like an asshole, but people who aren’t assholes do sometimes lose court cases, and should have the ability to appeal without risking financial ruin.
He had the ability to appeal, which he used and lost. Then he was presented with another opportunity to appeal, because often you get several chances for this.
He chose instead to seek judicial review of the case, which wasted everyone’s time because it was stupid and inappropriate to request a review instead of appealing.
Then he was fined for wasting everyone’s time, because otherwise these people will just keep going and wasting taxpayer money on frivolous court proceedings.
Again, a reasonable person isn’t going to rack up 34k in legal bills fighting an $80 dollar ticket. The amount of fuck around is what cost so much.
That isn’t appeal, that is judicial review, basically wanting the court to review the decision and overturn it. It’s an extra step that shouldn’t be taken willy-nilly, and should be done when you’re sure you have a chance. He already went past the normal procedure and continue to pursuit something as stupid and obvious as speeding fine. The high cost imposed is to stop these sort of frivolous demand, and the court smell his bullshit from the get go as he pretend he didn’t drive or own the car.