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I think we're missing some detail here. How much was explained about the party by the hostess prior to the event, for one? Reading comments online, by lawyers, it sounds as though she hasn't got a leg to stand on, absent any contract being agreed beforehand.
Seems to me parties are a bit more than just jelly and ice-cream (and maybe vomit :D ) round at your friend's house, nowadays.
More than twenty-five years ago, I performed at parties as Mr Wimpy (the fast-food mascot in whose fine establishment I worked-not Popeye's friend). Later on (mid-90s), I worked in a leisure facility which held parties almost every day, sometimes several in the course of day. By that time it was becoming clear, many parents didn't want the mess and noise in their house.
We charged deposits, but IIRC, it was up to the parents how they financed it. I imagine the organising family would expect a contribution from the invitees' parents, but I don't know for sure.
In any case, for a formal event, particularly if it's more than just a meal, if I were the facility, there'd be some financial penalty for no-shows and if the host/hostess wanted to pass it on, that would be up to them.
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A five-year-old was billed for failing to attend a friend's birthday party - resulting in threats of legal action. Alex Nash, from Cornwall, was invited to the party just before Christmas. An invoice for £15.95 was sent by his schoolfriend's mother Julie Lawrence, who said Alex's non-attendance left her out of pocket and his parents had her details to tell her he was not going. |
I think we're missing some detail here. How much was explained about the party by the hostess prior to the event, for one? Reading comments online, by lawyers, it sounds as though she hasn't got a leg to stand on, absent any contract being agreed beforehand.
Seems to me parties are a bit more than just jelly and ice-cream (and maybe vomit :D ) round at your friend's house, nowadays.
More than twenty-five years ago, I performed at parties as Mr Wimpy (the fast-food mascot in whose fine establishment I worked-not Popeye's friend). Later on (mid-90s), I worked in a leisure facility which held parties almost every day, sometimes several in the course of day. By that time it was becoming clear, many parents didn't want the mess and noise in their house.
We charged deposits, but IIRC, it was up to the parents how they financed it. I imagine the organising family would expect a contribution from the invitees' parents, but I don't know for sure.
In any case, for a formal event, particularly if it's more than just a meal, if I were the facility, there'd be some financial penalty for no-shows and if the host/hostess wanted to pass it on, that would be up to them.
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