Courts and lawyers appearing before them should avoid the use of legal maxims in Latin, which could not be expected to be understood by the population at large. In this case a gas fitter had knelt on a carpet, and suffered when a needle in the carpet was driven into his knee. He failed in a claim for personal injuries.
Citations:
Times 04-Apr-2000
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Litigation Practice
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.80697