Posted on 04/16/2024 3:03:17 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
A staff member at Vardag's accidentally opened the file of a couple referred to in court papers as Mr and Mrs Williams, when trying to apply for a final divorce order for a different client.
Vardag's applied three days later to rescind the order but judge Sir Andrew McFarlane dismissed the application.
The firm's head Ayesha Vardag said the judge's decision effectively meant "the computer says no, you're divorced".
Court papers say that Mrs Williams applied for divorce in January 2023 following 21 years of marriage.
The mistake was made by solicitors acting for Mrs Williams on 3 October last year on an online divorce portal operated by HM Courts and Tribunals Service.
In his summary, Judge McFarlane noted that "with its now customary speed", the system granted the order just 21 minutes later.
Vardag's did not discover the error until 5 October, thinking the order had been made for another client, but then promptly applied for it to be rescinded.
The husband became aware of the situation only on 11 October, the same day Vardag's wrote to his solicitors to explain the situation, court papers say.
In the summary, Judge McFarlane, president of the High Court's Family Division, said the issue arose against the background of "ongoing contested financial remedy proceedings".
Ms Vardag has been nicknamed the "diva of divorce".....
Lawyers for Mrs Williams argued that as the order had been made by mistake it should simply be "set aside", describing the error as someone at the firm simply "clicking the wrong button".
Mr Williams' legal representatives argued a final order of divorce is a "once-and-for-all" order, which cannot be set aside by the consent of the parties and may only be rescinded by the court if found to be either void or voidable.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
next up...AI will in the future determine who can and cannot marry who based on dei and social justice scores. you just know it’s coming.
Competence is now a rare practice.
The government is always there to assist.
The BBC article is missing key elements.
The couple, known as Mr. and Ms. Williams’ in court proceedings, were married 21 years but separated last year and stlll negotiating their finances heading toward an official split when the premature clerical error was made.
Court staff acknowledged to Mrs. Williams that the mistake happens fairly frequently and should have been fixed but that since her husband formally took issue with it, the judge decided to issue a ruling.
The estranged wife said she could try to fight it but that ultimately, she got what she wanted, anyway.
Cheapest divorce ever.
....... an online divorce portal system operated by HM Courts and Tribunals Service
“with its customary speed” granted the divorce order in just 21 minutes.......
Too bad we dont have such a system to oust a president like Biden who got in by nefarious means.
GMTA!......................
Yep, the wife probably wanted to litigate to get more money instead of the standard split, and the husband got lucky when her lawyers screwed up and filed for the quickie divorce.
“The computer said no.”
This kind of attitude means that we’re going to be doomed when AI is used to control every aspect of our daily lives.
“The computer said so, so it must be true.”
Ever try to get erroneous input changed in a computer system?
A free, unannounced divorce? PARTY TIME!
Ha!
I do.
I don’t.
If it’s a mistake...it’s void on it’s face.
Soon to become extinct!
Only pinheads depend upon electronic stuff.
Show me the ID, show me the signature, was this witnessed? ETC.
“Soon to become extinct! “
Sure is.
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