After Malaysian Wife sues for loss of virginity, UK braces for impact:

The landmark case of a wife who sued her soon-to-be-ex-husband for half a million pounds for the un-necessary loss of her virginity was not reported widely in the UK, but word has slowly spread and government officials are unsure just how to proceed as injured hymen cases start to trickle into the compensation claims arena. Currently there is no benchmark that can quantify a suitable compensatory amount for the loss of virginity. In an interview with a leading QC we were told:

"The reason that here in the UK we have no laws, test cases or even think tanks regarding this type of compensation is because virginity is not something people in the UK hold sacred. It is in fact, the complete opposite to most civilised countries. Being a virgin can incite some pretty nasty name-calling and hurt feelings which is what we have compensated people for in the past."

The difficulties are further exacerbated by the binge drinking culture rampant in all parts of the United Kingdom. In his recent society column, Morgan Trumble made the point that:

"It is unusual for those out seeking a quick Friday bunk-up to even catch each other's first names, let alone enough information to track that individual down and sue them the following day."

Which was disputed in the column's own editorial commentary which stated that the binge drinking crowd probably consisted of less than 0.1% virgins to begin with. The greatest fear is the waste of court time as commented on by the government minister for health:

"Proving that you were a virgin prior to having sex with the individual you are suing is problematic to say the least. It would involve mostly character witnesses regarding the claimant's morals and getting through that sort of testimony can take considerable time."

But despite governmental fears, claims management companies and compensation lawyers are not overjoyed by the new revenue avenue. Although a huge influx of cases is expected, with final settlement figures expected to be in the billions, it apparently will be a short lived high. Aiden Hughes of Sue U 2, a Norwich based claims firm, had this to say:

"Unlike claiming you have been raped to get compensation which you can do over and over again, claiming your virginity was taken is a one-time deal. Once the initial surge is over we doubt we'll manage to push though even two or three such cases a month."