The case of Tereza Burki and an elite dating agency was a victory for all who have been shamed in their quest for love
Meat Loaf would do anything for love, and so would Tereza Burki – or, at least, she would spend £12,600 trying to find it.
That’s how much Burki, 47, paid a dating agency in 2013 to introduce her to the man of her dreams. But last week she got her money back, plus £500 as compensation for distress, when a judge ruled that the agency, Seventy Thirty, had misled her by promising to find a partner who would fulfil her requirements – although it had only about 100 candidates. A fishmonger can’t charge you for salmon if they haven’t caught any; now there’s a legal precedent that says a dating agency can’t charge you for a husband if there aren’t actually any fish in their sea.
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