The courts view ex turpi as a defence where otherwise a claim would lie, again on grounds of public policy.

Seems to me that Amazon's claims are a sham at best and lies at worst.

If a claim lies for money had and received, judicial review adds nothing.

Exposing the exaggeration, absurd claims or downright lies that big business makes about its green credentials.

But to label these claims lies is to miss the character trait that appears to inspire them.

It is sad enough when your own claim to fame lies 70 years in the past.

What if someone else's claim to fame lies 70 years in your past?

The chief claims to fame for the church today lie in its collection of effigies.

Its claim to fame lies in an incident in the development of calculus.

In the example, no claim in tort would lie if the hot water bottle did not give off enough heat.