[Angus]

Originally Posted by Shasown

Thats the main flaw in the Act and its imposition, simply the Judicial decisions taken under the Act itself. It is open to abuse like all laws, however its the people who make decisions regarding the enactment of the law itself that cause the damage, not the Act.

The decisions regarding criminals and the damages awarded to them for apparent injustices do undermine the law itself. Both in the eyes of the public but also by setting precedent, they create yardsticks that other people wanting to abuse the law can use to gain advantage. As with all laws, its down to the judiciary to ensure the act is implemented fairly both to the letter of the law but also for the common good

So long as there are greedy lawyers ready to exploit the law to line their own pockets (aka Cherie Blair!) there will continue to be nonsense claims under the Human Rights Act.