AlR - hear what you are saying but I note the MoD 'lawyers/spokesperson' replied to the ruling with a statement to the effect that "a variety of vehicles were provided and it was up to the commander to decide on the suitability of the vehicle for the task" or words to that effect. The day we get full transparency/responsibility will be the day a lot of senior people take sudden 'early retirement' (on full pension and with resettlement grant naturally). Sadly, I see the only effect of this ruling is a LOT of public money being moved into compensation-specialist law firms' pockets with many 'grieving relatives' being persuaded they now have a case. That money will have to come from somewhere, more than likely the same pot that needs to stretch to pay for the better equipment we would all like to see.
