Sue, Grabbit and Runne

English Alternative forms en Sue, Grabbit and Runn Sue, Grabbit and Run Sue, Grabbitt and Runne Sue, Grabbitt and Runn Sue, Grabbitt and Run Sue, Grabit and Runne Sue, Grabit and Runn Sue, Grabit and Run Sue, Grabitt and Runne Sue, Grabitt and Runn Sue, Grabitt and Run Sue, Grabbit & Runne Sue, Grabbit & Runn Sue, Grabbit & Run Sue, Grabbitt & Runne Sue, Grabbitt & Runn Sue, Grabbitt & Run Sue, Grabit & Runne Sue, Grabit & Runn Sue, Grabit & Run Sue, Grabitt & Runne Sue, Grabitt & Runn Sue, Grabitt & Run Etymology A jocular play on the phrase sue, grab it and run, suggesting an unscrupulous, greedy law firm to which Private Eye magazine would usually attribute frivolous libel cases. Proper noun 1 en UK humorous A generic name for a law firm, especially one specializing in libel cases. 1838, Joshington Square Messrs Sue, Grabbit and Runn were after Mr Crink, our hero. en 1975 Books and Bookmen I cannot disclose his name for fear of letters from Messrs Sue, Grabbit and Run. en 1980 The Spectator the finger sunk into the cheek like that of some posing philosopher and the general effect being, if I may say so without incurring the wrath of Sue Grabbit and Runne, one of effeminacy. en 1982 The Bookseller Needless to say such improbable calumnies will not pass unnoticed by Messrs Sue, Grabbitt and Runne, who have been instructed to use the limits of the law to bring to heel the rumour-mongers and muck-rakers. en 1985 The Spectator A rather pathetic pseudo-apology you might think; as Milne had no evidence for his damaging accusation, he was lucky Douglas-Home did not set Messrs Sue, Grabbit & Runne on him. en I am sure he will agree, after some of his comments, that if we pursue this idea too far, he and I, and indeed your Lordships, might well become entangled with that well-known firm of libel lawyers, Messrs. Sue, Grabitt, and Run, since I shall report swiftly the thoughts of my noble friend to my right honourable friend. Government Subsidisation: De Lorean Enterprise Lord Lyell 1985-02-27 1000 http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1985/feb/27/government-subsidisation-de-lorean House of Lords (UK) en 1986 New Statesman Now Messrs Sue, Grabbit & Runne have also written to the editor in a threatening manner to say that their new client His Holiness Shri Chandra Swamiji Maharaj did not, as alleged, act as a broker to any transaction involving Mark Thatcher en It would not be hard to prove as there are published figures for the UK where “Sue, Grabit and Run” has handled many of the placements. Dick Roche 1999-06-22 Houses of the Oireachtas (Ireland) Estimates for Public Services, 1999 - Vote 32 - Public Enterprise (Revised) http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates%20Authoring/DebatesWebPack.nsf/zoomin?readform&chamber=committees&code=TRS&memberid=1003&pid=DickRoche&year=1999&month=06&day=22 en With Wright anxious to reclaim his Everton place - presently occupied by the rock-solid Nigel Martyn - I suggest he takes counsel from Sue, Grabitt and Run, company motto: Safe Hands Always. Liverpool Daily Post Len Capeling Everton expects; Stars need to deliver http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Len+Capeling's+column%3A+Everton+expects%3B+Stars+need+to+deliver.-a0110303747 2003-11-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20241226021124/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Len+Capeling's+column:+Everton+expects;+Stars+need+to+deliver.-a0110303747 26 December 2024 2007, Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts, Legal Services Commission: Legal Aid and Mediation for People Involved in Family Breakdown, Fifty-first Report of Session 2006-07, The Stationery Office 9780215036384, page 12 We now hear today that we will be cracking down on these solicitors, so that fewer and fewer people — perhaps no people — will end up at the tender mercies of Sue, Grabbit and Runne'. en 2009 Jimmy Greaves; Ian St John Saint And Greavsie's Funny Old Games Hachette UK 9780748112203 There are players picking up a hundred grand a week who are like pickpockets, stealing money from the fans. I'm not going to name names 'cos I don't want to make libel lawyers Sue, Grabbitt and Run any richer. en Let's hope that now Kate Middleton has got her first taste of cash for "invasion of her privacy" (following an award of £5,000 in damages for a pap snap of her on a Christmas family holiday) she won't be encouraged by Messrs Sue, Grabitt and Runne to censure every single detail that's reported about her. Sunday Express 16 http://www.ukpressonline.co.uk/ukpressonline/explore/EG/SExp/2010-03-14/final/page16;jsessionid=11D718989A8C3E738261C335C353BE47 2010-03-14 en 2010 John Pilger Distant Voices Random House 9781407086378 224 The wonderful thing about accredited demons is that you can say virtually anything about them and it is unlikely you will hear from Sue, Grabbit and Run. en Hopefully, a representative of Sue, Grabit and Run, will not be standing by poised to take legal action should anyone scratch themselves. http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-news/hilarie-learning-deal-lifes-rough-5001957 Hilarie: Learning to deal with life’s rough and tumble Huddersfield Daily Examiner 2010-03-06 Hilarie Stelfox https://web.archive.org/web/20261013173634/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/hilarie-learning-deal-lifes-rough-5001957 13 October 2026 en 2013 Annie Francis-Clark The Day My Life Changed Autharium 9781780252186 If I sent Messrs Sue, Grabbitt and Runne this well written, cogently argued, literate letter then they would say that I was capable of getting the kind of job I'd had and of earning the same good salary. en 2013 John Sutherland Curiosities of Literature: A Feast for Book Lovers Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. 9781626365971 Which Ballard should J.G. Ballard sue J.G Ballard for, on grounds of malicious libel? Answers please to Sue, Grabit and Run. Synonyms en Dewey, Cheatem and Howe US en coordinated triples en Law Private Eye