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Camilla Cotton Oil Company v Granadex SA 😉 The appeal to the House of Lords was reported in 1976, half a century ago! You were already practising law then? Respect. 🫡 I brought up Broome because of the reference to Lord Hailsham in the original post in this thread. Broome was one of his more famous cases I believe and which we had to learn in first year. Thanks for that pithy and clear write up. Brought back memories of legal reasoning class, stare decisis, etc.

I agree . The Baguio 🌺 flower festival held every year ..🥰😍

Very nice vids there Suckrates. I know I have just criticised the Philippines as a prospective holiday destination in another thread, but they do seem to have the sexiest male beuty pageants!

Not sure what the point is of the reference to Broome. However, an interesting saga. The case was well known, involving a Book by the controversial David Irving, attacking Captain Broome over his conduct as commander of the destroyer escort of Convoy PQ17. The allegations were untrue, to the knowledge of the author, and publishers, who published anyway, calculating that they would make more profit than they had to pay in damages. This is a justification in England, for punitive, or exemplary, damages, a favourite weapon in the US, but very restricted in the UK. Denning, and his 2 colleagues, upheld the award of punitive damages, awarded by the trial judge. The Court of Appeal criticised a House of Lords earlier decision, Rookes v Bernard, that restricted the award of exemplary damages. When Irving and the publishers appealed Broome to the House of Lords, the Lords upheld the award, and dismissed the appeal. However, as mentioned, Hailsham criticised the Court of Appeal for saying that a previous House of Lords decision was wrong. He was right, in fact. Under our system of precedent, a decision of a superior court is binding on a lower court, however wrong it may be. It can only be reversed by Parliament, or a subsequent decision of the superior Court. Much though I admired Denning, if you could ignore precedent, it would make the job of people like me, advising clients on the outcome of litigation, very difficult. Denning was well known for supporting the rights of deserted wives, and was overturned several times by the House of Lords, on this issue, until Parliament changed the law, and he was vindicated. Interestingly, in a case I had, that was decided by him, about peanuts (!), we lost, but succeeded in our appeal to the House of Lords! Denning was himself promoted to the House of Lords, quite young, but was often out of favour with his colleagues. He was then offered the position of Master of the Rolls, which is the head of the Court of Appeal, and realised that, although a step down, he could have more impact on the law in that position, as only very few cases go beyond the Court of Appeal, to the House of Lords. He was right.

From watching the video, it seems the sharp drop in Chinese tourists from 2019 to now is the main issue. Safety concerns might play a small role, but the report points much more strongly to the current tensions between the Philippines and China. That part made me think of what @Moses previously claimed here—that Chinese tourists aren’t heavily influenced by their government’s stance (he mentioned this in the context of Chinese tourism to Japan). But this video suggests they might be more affected than he thinks. To be fair, the suspension of the e‑visa program was probably the biggest factor in this case. It’ll be interesting to see how quickly Chinese tourism rebounds once the system is running again. Speaking for myself: I’ve used Bangkok as a base for trips to Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, Bali, and Cambodia over the last 12 years, and I’ve considered the Philippines a few times. But it always felt like poor value, mostly because of logistics. I was more interested in Boracay or Cebu than Manila, but it seemed awkward that you more or less have to fly into Manila anyway. I did consider spending time in Manila, and Intramuros (the old city) looked interesting, but the difficulty of getting around the city made it less appealing overall. On top of that, finding a reasonably timed flight from Manila to Caticlan (for Boracay) was more awkward and more expensive than I expected. If I had heard that there were good bars for guys available for hire people or a solid massage scene, I might have overlooked those issues—but from what I remember, even that side of things seemed a bit inconvenient. I know people who have went reported that the apps are good, but I prefer to meet people in a venue when I am on holiday.

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They were waiting for someone to turn it on....

It's actually worse than that, SIs. Republicans are worried about Trump’s deportation campaign, and our new poll shows why A slim majority of voters still support Trump’s deportation agenda, but the GOP base is splintering over tactics. We learned in 2024 that you do not have to win 50 % of the votes to be elected POTUS, and unleash hell on Earth. While you pretend to be King. The surprising thing to me is that only 49 percent of voters say Trump's mass deportation campaign is too aggressive. If I were not American, I would say there is no fucking way the rest of the world can count on us. By the way, I am American. And there is no fucking way the rest of the world can count on us. Trump voters who do not identify as MAGA are getting turned off. So those could maybe be voters for a Democrat in 2026 or 2028. But not if the campaign slogan is "Abolish ICE." There's a saying attributed to MLK or John Lewis or someone like that: "If there were not a Bull Connor, we would have had to invent him." I don't know whether that quote is true or someone made it up. And some people think it sounds cruel. Why would you want a racist cop beating the heads of Black people, like John Lewis? But anyone who has studied Gandhi or MLK understands the politics and principles of non-violent protest. No one is asking to be killed. But the worst of these ICE guys, who are not professionals, will kill you. They have just proven it in Minnesota, twice. And America does not like these Nazi-like fucks. Then again, among the MAGA cult, you simply can't be too Nazi-like for some. 12 % of Trump supporters who identify as MAGA say ICE is being too aggressive. But 21 % say they are not being aggressive enough. I am happy for out barking dog, at least. He gets to bark. He gets to bite. He gets to kill, even. He gets blood. He gets to feel like he is good and loyal and true. And part of something special. What could possibly be wrong with that?

As long as your happy and content in life doesn't matter what you have as long as the negativity is controlled Don't sweat the small stuff ...time is ticking ⏰ I give up on what people think... couldn't careless..in fact I "danced" on the treadmill 🕺🏿🕺🏿in the gym yesterday and a lot of people were watching and laughing ,I couldn't careless My life is good 👍🏿

Yes, I remember it.... I believe it was @TotallyOz that dragged me half way across the city to go there. Was one of the saunas that you had to change into a towel....

...or old and schizophrenic? 😒

@Keithambrose Good ol' Lord Hailsham of Broome v Cassell fame and his searing chastisement of the maverick Lord Denning for directing trial judges to disregard binding precedent. Remember that? 😅 Favourite quote from His Lordship: You ought not be ashamed of being bored. What you ought to be ashamed of is being boring. Some members of the forum could well take heed. 😏

No ...im young at heart ❤️💖 Age is just a number ...you can choose to be old & miserable or old & 😁

Beach resort would be Boracay 🌴🏝️Palawan , Siargao Boracay being the number one for tourists Do you have your own YouTube channel TD?

Hey Bucky and your MAGAts..... HERE is the truth about your HERO ! LISTEN UP, and face the Truth.......

Mr Friendship International 2025 - Kurt Mikhael Aguilar

https://www.instagram.com/silencio.ipanema/ https://www.instagram.com/bllackcatrj/ I haven't been to Silencio; only Black Cat. Black Cat has live sex show and big dark rooms - show are dark room open late. Granted it's not in Ipanema but near Leme in Copacabana.

For my fellow forum members, continue celebrating Gay history month, and ENJOY !

Actually, I was last in Pattaya in 2020! I have no idea who number 69 is or if there is a number 69. 😅 Pattaya is my least favourite Thai city but you guys are tempting me to give it another shot with your updates. I also get live reports when I chat on cam with Thai friends and can see quite clearly what's happening on the beach, the city, the nightlife venues, etc, not to mention the social media overload. Plus we've got direct flights from KUL to UTP three times a week...

Uh-huh. 🙄

Pattaya: changing lives one personality at a time...

Neither. It's number 69 from X-boys. 😉

I had to Google those references, was before my time 🤷‍♂️

Not sure who's rubbing off on you more, my sarcasm or one of @Olddaddy personalities 😏