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I also think to comment that there's no point in going further because Ian Tomlinson was homeless and had no earnings to be compensated for is extremely nasty. You should be ashamed of yourself. Not everyone is purely motivated by financial reward."
there may not be any point because without a financial loss/ tie the case may not get taken.
if anyone who knows more about civil law would like to throw light on what the qualifying factors to bring a civil case are, i'd be pleased to know as a quick google seems insufficient.