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Are We Really Becoming This Type Of Society
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> An invoice is ridiculous. Depends how you take it. I think I would have taken it as a jokey reprimand, given them a call, apologised for not having let them know in advance, and seen if they still insisted on some kind of compensation or whether they were just making a point. I certainly would not have gone to the school or the media. But then I wouldn't have not...
22:14 Mon 19th Jan 2015
Brilliant and hilarious ... I love it.
But surely the reason for "non attendance" is the most lame excuse ever ...
The boy was "due" to spend time with his grandparents !!!
Would the grandparents really have stopped the boy going to a party and demanded that he kept his appointed time with them? Of course not.
The boy's father is teaching his son that it doesn't matter if you let your friends down.
Well, it does matter. It matters a lot.
Children should learn to be awesome friends, who never, ever let their pals down without a very good reason.
The boy's father is a disgrace.
I'm on the side of the other parents, the ones who sent the invoice. It might teach this rotten father a good lesson.
But surely the reason for "non attendance" is the most lame excuse ever ...
The boy was "due" to spend time with his grandparents !!!
Would the grandparents really have stopped the boy going to a party and demanded that he kept his appointed time with them? Of course not.
The boy's father is teaching his son that it doesn't matter if you let your friends down.
Well, it does matter. It matters a lot.
Children should learn to be awesome friends, who never, ever let their pals down without a very good reason.
The boy's father is a disgrace.
I'm on the side of the other parents, the ones who sent the invoice. It might teach this rotten father a good lesson.
If the birthday invite contained all the details for rsvp ... then really he should have told them his son wouldn't be able to attend. As far as billing someone for not showing up, there's no way I'd do that even if I were out of pocket. I think both sides have embarrassed themselves, one looks petty & mean & the other has taken his story to the papers so everyone knows ... both have embarrassed themselves & their children.
Look, clearly Mrs Lawrence is not going to win because ...
1. There is no contractual relationship.
2. Neither "consideration" nor "intention to create legal relations" are present.
3. The boy who was invited is a minor, so does not have legal capacity to be bound by the agreement.
4. Mrs Lawrence has not suffered any loss. Presumably she had to pay the fifteen quid, whether the boy turned up or not, so she is not out of pocket.
However, it's an important principle that you don't accept an invite unless you're free and, once you've accepted it, you do not book something else on top of it. Otherwise, you turn into one of these people who will let you down if they get a better offer.
1. There is no contractual relationship.
2. Neither "consideration" nor "intention to create legal relations" are present.
3. The boy who was invited is a minor, so does not have legal capacity to be bound by the agreement.
4. Mrs Lawrence has not suffered any loss. Presumably she had to pay the fifteen quid, whether the boy turned up or not, so she is not out of pocket.
However, it's an important principle that you don't accept an invite unless you're free and, once you've accepted it, you do not book something else on top of it. Otherwise, you turn into one of these people who will let you down if they get a better offer.
If I were the type of parent who keeps their child away from a party because he is "due to spend time with his grandparents", the last thing I'd do tell the newspapers!
Unless ...
1. The grandparents have a Contact Order, and it would be a breach of a Court order to let the boy go to a party, or
2. One of the grandparents is at death's door and it might be the last time the boy sees them.
Actually, I'm not any type of parent, so why should I worry.
:0)
Unless ...
1. The grandparents have a Contact Order, and it would be a breach of a Court order to let the boy go to a party, or
2. One of the grandparents is at death's door and it might be the last time the boy sees them.
Actually, I'm not any type of parent, so why should I worry.
:0)
// she could have saved herself the £15.00 if she'd known he wasn't coming and booked his place //
But, for her to have a claim in law, (notwithstanding the aforesaid reasons why she has NO claim) Mrs Lawrence would need to show that ...
She has suffered a loss as a result of what the boy did. In other words ...
The act or omission caused her to be £15 worse off than if the act or omission had not occurred. Thus ...
The boy's failure to show up at the party caused her to be £15 worse off than if he HAD shown up. But ...
If he shows up, it costs her £15. If he doesn't show up, it has still cost her £15.
So, where is her loss?
Mrs Lawrence's loss is purely the pleasure of having the boy at the party - a pleasure that she missed out on.
The fact that her son might have missed his friend is not relevant, because the son did not pay for the party.
But, for her to have a claim in law, (notwithstanding the aforesaid reasons why she has NO claim) Mrs Lawrence would need to show that ...
She has suffered a loss as a result of what the boy did. In other words ...
The act or omission caused her to be £15 worse off than if the act or omission had not occurred. Thus ...
The boy's failure to show up at the party caused her to be £15 worse off than if he HAD shown up. But ...
If he shows up, it costs her £15. If he doesn't show up, it has still cost her £15.
So, where is her loss?
Mrs Lawrence's loss is purely the pleasure of having the boy at the party - a pleasure that she missed out on.
The fact that her son might have missed his friend is not relevant, because the son did not pay for the party.
I think its extraordinary that this little boy should have been charged to go to his friends birthday party in the first place, let alone being charged for not attending !
What if the parents of Mrs Lawrence's sons friends couldn't afford to pay £15.95 ?
( sorry...I have just seen that there are 2 threads going on this story )
What if the parents of Mrs Lawrence's sons friends couldn't afford to pay £15.95 ?
( sorry...I have just seen that there are 2 threads going on this story )
I don't think he was being charged to go - only (and I would guess originally at least half jokingly) for not going?
The message from the host seems to be "I don't mind paying for your son to come to my son's party. But if you're going to accept the invitation and then not turn up; and are too rude to let me know about it despite knowing well in advance that you wouldn't be coming; denying me the opportunity to invite somebody in your son's place or cancel his place; and disappointing my son that a friend did not come to his party; then I strongly object to your pig-ignorant rudeness and I'm going to let you know about it."
Mr Nash is happy to speak to the school and the BBC but never, it seems, directly to the parent he offended. He is the one most at fault in all of this.
The message from the host seems to be "I don't mind paying for your son to come to my son's party. But if you're going to accept the invitation and then not turn up; and are too rude to let me know about it despite knowing well in advance that you wouldn't be coming; denying me the opportunity to invite somebody in your son's place or cancel his place; and disappointing my son that a friend did not come to his party; then I strongly object to your pig-ignorant rudeness and I'm going to let you know about it."
Mr Nash is happy to speak to the school and the BBC but never, it seems, directly to the parent he offended. He is the one most at fault in all of this.
I'm starting to think we should have a whip round, and pay for Mrs Lawrence to take this inconsiderate man, and his horrid child, to the small claims court for the £15.
Obviously she will lose, but the experience might teach that ghastly family to be more considerate to their friends, and stop treating them like poo.
Obviously she will lose, but the experience might teach that ghastly family to be more considerate to their friends, and stop treating them like poo.
"It's amusing to imagine what a children's party invitation seeking to create a contract might say: "I, the 'first party', hereinafter referred to as the 'birthday boy', cordially invite you the 'second party', hereinafter referred to as 'my best friend', to the party of 'the first party'."
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